Today, Jakarta, Medan, Makassar To Banjarmasin Are Threatened With Extreme Weather
JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning in the form of potential light, moderate to heavy rain which could be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in various major cities in Indonesia on Monday, September 29.
Forecast Sastia Frista explained that in general, convergence areas extend in West Sumatra to the western waters of Bengkulu, Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, western Java Sea, Karimata Strait, Natuna Sea, Riau Islands, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Maluku, Southwest Papua and the East Pacific Ocean.
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 Medan, Jambi, Bengkulu, Serang, Jakarta, Palangkaraya, Banjarmasin, and Makassar.
Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Palembang, Pangkal Pinang, Bandar Lampung, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Mataram, Tanjung Selor, Samarinda, Manado, Gorontalo, Mamuju, Palu, Kendari, Ternate, Nabire, Jayawijaya and Jayapura.
Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Banda Aceh, Padang, Surabaya, Kupang, Pontianak, Ambon, Sorong, and Merauke.
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For the forecast for sea waves 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 have the potential to occur in the South Indian Ocean, West Java to Bengkulu.
His party also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the coast of Tanjung Pinang, Bangka Belitung Islands, Central Java, East Java and Maluku.