The Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMG) has warned that extreme weather patterns in the next few days could trigger high waves and heavy downpours in the province and the country's eastern region.

Chief of the BMG office at Juanda International Airport, Endro Cahyono, said the extreme conditions would occur during in the next three days. He said the patterns were related to the impacts of the La Nina phenomenon from the north and Typhoon Charlotte running at high speed, forming a curve from Papua New Guinea through Indonesia's eastern region to the western part of Australia.is a new phenomenon because the La Nina phenomenon is emerging at the same time as a tropical typhoon, raising waves up to 5 meters high and long and heavy downpours in the coming three days," he told The Jakarta Post here Tuesday.

He called on ship operators and seaports to take heed of the extreme weather to minimize the risks of sea accidents.

Separately, Bambang Setiajit, data analyst at the BMG office at Tanjung Perak port, called on local administrations and residents in the province to remain alert for possible disasters such as floods and landslides caused by the worsening weather.

"According to satellite data, the weather will become worse in the coming days and therefore, everyone should prepare for the worst," he said.

He said Java would likely receive a sustained heavy downpour and that all ships should be on the lookout for high waves, which could reach heights of 6 meters in the Java Sea, mainly in the waters between Semarang and Karimun Jawa in Central Java and between Gresik and Bawean in East Java.

He warned that floods could inundate the main streets in Surabaya, including Jl Wonokromo, Jl Maj. Jen. Sungkono and the Rungkut industrial area.

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