Surabaya (Antara Bali) - The Tanjung Perak chapter of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) for Maritime said that the Victoria storm did not affect Indonesia because of its distant location.  
   
"The waves in E Java's southern waters reached 2 to 2.5 meters high. Meanwhile their height in the northern waters reached at 0.5 to 1.3 meters. It means the situation is still conducive and the storm has not yet affected maritime conditions," said Information and Data Staff of the Tanjung Perak BMKG service, Eko Prasetyo, here on Thursday.

The Victoria storm is located 15 degrees south latitude, 105 degrees east longitude, south of Sumatra Island and west of Australia. According to Eko, the storm has not affected weather conditions in Indonesia.

"The storm is not the cause of the current extreme weather in Indonesia. The  current condition is rather the effect of a weather transitional period," Eko said.

He predicted that E Java would be in the weather transitional period from April to May 2013 while the dry season will occur in June. He predicted that the coastal area of E Java will enter the dry season earlier than the inland region.

"The weather changes quickly when the region enters the weather transition period; from sunny to cloudy and then rainy conditions. Besides, the wind can also change directions easily as it has happened recently," he said. (*/DWA)

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