BMKG Warns Potential Heavy Rain Accompanied By Strong Winds In Several Big Cities
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 Wednesday, November 12.
Quoted from the official BMKG website in Jakarta, Satriana forecasters explained that in general the convergence areas extend in the South China Sea, mainland Philippines, West Indian Ocean West Sumatra, northwest Aceh, west coast of Sumatra to Lampung, southern coast of West Java to East Java, Southwest Papua, northern Papua to northern Papua New Guinea.
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, Pangkal Pinang, Semarang, Surabaya, Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Tanjung Selor, Mamuju, Makassar, Kendari, and Merauke.
Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Padang, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Bengkulu, Palembang, Bandar Lampung, Serang, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Pontianak, Samarinda, Palangkaraya, Banjarmasin, Palu, Gorontalo, Manado, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Nabire, Manokwari, Jayapura and Jayawijaya.
Several other big cities are predicted to only experience cloudy conditions today, including Banda Aceh, Jambi, and Jakarta.
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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 to 4 m have the potential to occur in the North Natuna Sea and the North Pacific Ocean of Papua.
His party also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the coasts of the Bangka Belitung Islands, Jakarta, South West Java, northern Central Java, West Nusa Tenggara, South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, and Maluku.