KUALA LUMPUR: The low horizontal visibility below five kilometres over the waters of northern Straits of Malacca due to hazy condition is expected to persist until Thursday.
The Meteorological Department, in a statement today said this condition was dangerous to ships that were not equipped with navigational equipment.
In connection to Typhoon Matmo detected approximately 1,472 km of Northeast of Sandakan, Sabah, and moving Northward with the speed of 15kmph, the strong Southwesterly winds of up to 40-50 kmph with waves up to 3.5 metres occurring over the waters of Palawan, Reef North, Condore and Layang-Layang were expected to continue until Thursday.
The strong Southwesterly winds of 40-50 kmph with waves up to 3.5 metres occurring over the waters off Phuket (Thailand), Perlis, Kedah and Sabah (Kudat) were also expected to continue until Thursday.
This condition of strong winds and rough seas was dangerous to small crafts, recreational sea activities and sea sports. -- BERNAMA