{"id":16434,"date":"2023-02-25T01:06:55","date_gmt":"2023-02-24T17:06:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16434"},"modified":"2023-02-25T01:06:57","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T17:06:57","slug":"metmalaysia-issues-strong-winds-rough-seas-warning-until-march-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16434","title":{"rendered":"MetMalaysia issues strong winds, rough seas warning until March 1"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24<\/strong> &#8212; The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) has issued a warning of strong winds and rough seas around the country\u2019s waters until Wednesday (March 1).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement issued at 2 pm today, MetMalaysia said a category three warning of strong winds of more than 60 kilometres per hour (kmph), with waves rising above 4.5 metres (m), was issued in the waters northeast of Condore and northwest of Reef North.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/40442224_605-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"metmalaysia\" class=\"wp-image-16435\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/40442224_605-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/40442224_605-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/40442224_605-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/40442224_605-178x100.jpg 178w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/40442224_605-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/40442224_605-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/40442224_605.jpg 1199w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A category two warning involving the phenomena of strong winds&nbsp;with a speed&nbsp;of 50 to 60 kmph&nbsp;and waves of up to 4.5 m high was issued in the waters of Condore as well as northeast and southwest of&nbsp;Reef North.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For category one warning, strong winds with a speed of 40 to 50 kmph&nbsp;with waves hitting 3.5 m are expected in the waters of eastern Johor, Pahang, Terengganu and Kelantan until next Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCategory one strong winds are expected in&nbsp;the waters of Samui, Tioman, Bunguran, southeast&nbsp;of Reef North, northeast of Reef South, Layang-Layang, Labuan and Palawan,\u201d&nbsp;it added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/\">NMT<\/a> as reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/general\/news.php?id=2167651\">Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 &#8212; 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