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BMKG: Warning for sea waves up to 4 meters high today and tomorrow

MidLand, Jakarta – The Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics or BMKG urges the public to be aware of the potential high wave up to four meters in several Indonesian waters from 31 December 2023 to 1 January 2024.

“We ask that people living and carrying out activities on the coast around areas where high waves are likely to occur, remain alert at all times,” said the head of the Maritime Meteorology Centre, BMKG, Eko Prasetyo in Jakarta on Saturday December 30, 2023. .

He said the wind pattern in northern Indonesia generally moves from northeast-east with wind speeds ranging from 4 to 20 knots, while in southern Indonesia it generally moves from east-southeast with speeds of 4 to 25 knots.

“The highest wind speeds were observed in the Indian Ocean west of Lampung and south of Banten,” he explained.

Eko Prasetyo said this condition causes the possibility of an increase in waves up to 1.25-2.5 meters high in the waters north of Sabang, in the waters west of Aceh, in the waters west of Simeulue Island up to to the Mentawai Islands, in the waters of Enggano Island, in the waters of Bengkulu to the Mentawai Islands. west of Lampung, western Indian Ocean, from Aceh to the Mentawai Islands, western and southern Sunda Strait, southern Banten waters to eastern Java, southern Bali-Badung-Lombok-Alas-Sape Strait, Western Sumba, the Southern Savu Sea, the Indian Ocean south of Java to the island of Sumba.

Thus, the Northern Natuna Sea, the waters of the Anambas Islands to the Natuna Islands, the waters of the Subi Islands to the Serasan Islands, the waters of the northern Sambas Islands, the Natuna Sea, the East Sulawesi Sea, the waters of the Sangihe Sea to the to the Talaud Islands, the waters of the Sitaro Islands, the northern part of the Maluku Sea, the waters of northern Halmahera, the Halmahera Sea and the Pacific Ocean north of Halmahera to Biak.

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Higher waves, in the order of 2.5-4 metres, are expected to occur in the Indian Ocean west of Bengkulu and Lampung.

Due to the risk of high waves, Eko Prasetyo also appealed to the public, especially fishermen, to pay attention to the high risks to navigation safety, such as the modes of transport of fishing vessels. For example, wind speeds exceeding 15 knots and wave heights exceeding 1.25 m and barges with wind speeds exceeding 16 knots and wave heights exceeding 1.5 m.

Then the ferry (wind speed above 21 knots and wave height above 2.5 m). And large ships such as cargo ships/cruise ships (speed wind more than 27 knots and wave heights exceeding four metres).

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