WAVE HEIGHT FORECASTING USING MEASUREMENT WIND SPEED DISTRIBUTION EQUATION IN JAVA SEA, INDONESIA

The information of waves is an important factor in the service of marine meteorological communication. During that time, analyzing wind always uses the data of daily or maximum wind speed average, that is less able to describe the real condition on the ground. This research aims to determinate the duration of the wind based on the group of wind speed using Beaufort scale and of wind direction that is able to provide more specific information to describe the condition of the season. The \nresults obtained from wave forecasting showed equation model that demonstrate empirical and significant relationship between U wind speed and wave forecasting in \nterm of wave height.