BMKG Predicts Majority Of Indonesia Will Rain Light To Heavy
JAKARTA - Early warning in the form of potential light, moderate to heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in various big cities in Indonesia on Saturday, August 23.
Forecast Rira Angela Damanik explained that in general, convergence areas extend in the Sulawesi Sea, Halmahera Sea, North Pacific Ocean, Southwest Papua, Bengkulu coast to South Sumatra, East Java to the southern coast of West Java, East Nusa Tenggara, South Kalimantan, Southeast Sulawesi to Central Sulawesi, and central Papua.
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 that several major cities will have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, including Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Palembang, Pangkal Pinang, Bandar Lampung, Tanjung Selor, Banjarmasin, Sorong, Ternate, and Nabire.
Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Medan, Jambi, Bengkulu, Serang, Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Denpasar, Pontianak, Samarinda, Palangka Raya, Palu, Mamuju, Ambon, Manokwari, Jayapura, Jayawijaya, and Merauke.
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Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Banda Aceh, Padang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Kupang, Mataram, Manado, Gorontalo, Kendari, and Makassar.
For the forecast for sea wave heights in the territory of Indonesia, 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 southern waters of Java, East Nusa Tenggara, South Indian Ocean Banten, and East Nusa Tenggara.
His party also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the coasts of North Sumatra, Riau Islands, Bangka Belitung, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, North Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, and northern Sulawesi.