Monday, January 30, 2012

The Higher Waves of The Arafuru Sea



Waves in the Arafuru sea in south of Merauke, Papua Province, now gets stronger and higher. Wave height now reaches 6 feet, higher than last week's that in 5 feet tall.

George Mahubessy, head of Mopah Meteorological Station, Merauke, explained that the high tide of it due to induced by tail of seedling hurricane that appears in the Gulf of Carpentaria in Northern Australia. "In the middle of the sea wave height, however on the shores of Merauke weakened, only up in meters," said George, Friday (30/1/2012) in Merauke.

George explains, wind gusts that swept up in the seedlings of hurricane in Australia is very strong. At sea, reaching wind speeds of 40 kilometers per hour.

The high waves because of its closer to the storm. Sea in the western region of Merauke is now quieter, because away from the storm," he said.




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