KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — Northeast winds and rough seas are expected to hit the coastal areas of Miri in Sarawak, Labuan, and Kudat and West Coast of Sabah from Saturday till next Wednesday.

The winds at a speed ranging from 40 to 50km per hour and waves exceeding 3.5 metres are dangerous to small vessels and sea recreational activities and sports, said the Meteorological Department said in a statement today.

It said the strong winds and rough seas were expected to hit Condore, Reef North, Layang-Layang and Palawan during the same time period.

Low visibility of less than five km due to haze is expected to occur in the waters off Kedah, Penang, Perak, Selangor, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and the Straits of Malacca, it said, adding that the situation was dangerous to boats without navigation system. — Bernama