Terengganu Meteorological Office

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Terengganu Meteorological Office was previously known as the Gong Kedak Meteorological Office and began it full operations in February 2007, operating 24 hours a day, including on public holidays. In line with the expansion of its functions and responsibilities, the office later relocated to a new building and was officially known as the Terengganu Meteorological Office on 11 January 2011. It is supported by four other offices, namely the Kuala Terengganu Meteorological Office, Kuala Terengganu Seismological Station, Marang Meteorological Radar Station, and the Kerteh Meteorological Office.

 

• To manage the administration, development and operations of the Department at the state level.

• To manage and monitor aviation meteorological operations in compliance with ICAO/WMO standards.

• To ensure all the activities meet the state and national requirements.

• To provide expert advisory services in the fields of meteorological, geophysics and tsunami to the state government.

• To conduct public awareness and educational programs on disaster risks related to weather phenomena, earthquakes and tsunamis at the state level.

• To issue early warnings on the occurrence of severe weather phenomena such as monsoon rains, prolonged heavy rain, thunderstorms, drought, fog, and haze when necessary.

• To issue special weather outlooks, information, and advisories to meteorological data users from various sectors such as construction, tourism, industry, agriculture, fisheries, shipping, and marine when required.

• To provide daily general weather outlooks to agencies and the general public.

We, the staff of the Terengganu Meteorological Office, with full determination and commitment, pledge and promise to dedicate our energy and efforts to providing quality, professional, ethical, and customer-friendly services. We promise to deliver the following services:

• All meteorological services provided for civil aviation comply with the standards set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

• Disseminate severe weather warnings issued by the National Weather and Geophysics Operations Centre to the public and government agencies immediately, to reduce the risk of loss of life and property.

• Disseminate advisories or severe weather warnings within 30 minutes of receipt.

• Respond immediately and courteously to all weather-related inquiries via telephone or in-person visits at any time (24 hours a day, including Sundays and public holidays).

Director,
Terengganu Meteorological Office,
KM 8, Jalan Kuala Besut,
22000 Jertih, Terengganu.
Tel: 09 - 690 2460
Fax: 09 - 690 2462
E-mail : rfogkedak@met.gov.my