BMKG Calls 10 Big Cities Potentially Heavy Rain Accompanied By Lightning
JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that the majority of major cities in Indonesia on Tuesday, August 12 have the potential for light, moderate to heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds.
Forecast Nurul Izah was quoted by ANTARA as explaining that in general the convergence area extends in the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra, Makassar Strait, North Sulawesi to the East Pacific Ocean of the Philippines.
Then, the Indian Ocean west of the Aceh Sea to Cambodia, North Sumatra to the Malaysian Peninsula, the waters of the Mentawai Islands to Riau, the western waters of Bengkulu to South Sumatra.
This condition is able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth along areas that are passed by convergence or convergence.
Therefore, his party predicts several major cities have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, including Tanjungpinang, Pangkalpinang, Jambi, Serang, DKI Jakarta, Tanjung Selor, Banjarmasin, Palu, Mamuju, and Manado areas.
Meanwhile, several other big cities experienced light to moderate rain, namely Medan, Bengkulu, Palembang, Bandarlampung, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Pontianak, Palangka Raya, Samarinda, Ternate, Ambon, Nabire, Sorong, Manokwari Jayapura, Jayawijaya, and Merauke.
Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Pekanbaru, Aceh, Padang, Surabaya, Kupang, Mataram, Makassar, Kendari, and Gorontalo areas.
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For the forecast for sea wave heights in Indonesian territory, BMKG predicts that generally it is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 m, while high waves of more than 2.5 m to 4 m have the potential to occur in the Indian Ocean west of the Mentawai Islands to Lampung, the Indian Ocean south of Banten to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
He appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the coasts of North Sumatra, Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung, the north coast of Banten, the north coast of Jakarta, Central Java, the coast of DIY, North Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Maluku and South Papua.