BMKG Calls A Number Of Areas Beware Of Heavy Rain To Karlhutla

Forest fires (doc. intermediate)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts the potential for heavy rain in a number of areas in Indonesia to forest and land fires (karhutla).

Based on the official BMKG website quoted by Antara in Jakarta, Saturday, the potential for heavy rain with a speed of more than 50 millimeters is estimated to occur in Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, and Riau Islands.

Heavy rains also have the potential to be experienced by Bengkulu, South Sumatra, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, North Maluku, West Papua and Papua.

In addition to heavy rains, several areas in Indonesia are expected to experience strong winds with speeds of more than 45 kilometers per hour such as Aceh, Bengkulu, South Sumatra, West Java, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, North Kalimantan and West Sulawesi.

Rain accompanied by lightning and lightning or thunderstorms also has the potential to occur in some of these areas such as Aceh, West Sumatra, Riau Islands, Bengkulu and South Sumatra.

In addition to these areas, areas such as West Java, West Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku and West Papua also have the potential to experience thunderstorms today.

Meanwhile, the Head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati previously said that the peak of the dry season is predicted to occur in mid-August to September 2023 and during that period the heat will increase.

"Later, after entering October, it will decrease, but it will still be dry. Now, it is predicted that this rain will be in November," said Dwikorita.

During hot and dry weather, opportunities for forest and land fires increased, so BMKG appealed to several regions to be aware of the occurrence of this forest and land fire.

Areas that must be aware of the potential for forest and land fires are East Nusa Tenggara, Central Kalimantan and South Kalimantan.