Tropical Cyclone Bavi Causes Heavy Rain Potential, South Papua Asked to Be Alert

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has identified the movement of the Bavi Tropical Cyclone in the northern Philippine Sea of West Papua which triggered the formation of induction which increased the potential for significant rain cloud growth in a number of Indonesian regions.

BMKG Lintang A explained that although the cyclone is moving northwest away from Indonesia, this system forms a phenomenon of strong wind currents (low level jet) along the north-east Pacific Ocean of the Philippines.

The combination of atmospheric dynamics triggers the formation of meeting areas and wind speed deceleration (convergence) in the northern Philippine Sea, West Papua, the Sulu Sea, to the northern Halmahera Sea.

"This condition is able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth around the tropical cyclone area as well as along the convergence and confluence areas," said Lintang, quoted by Antara, Friday, July 10.

BMKG urges the public to increase their readiness to face the potential of heavy to very heavy rain, especially in the South Papua Province.

Meanwhile, for weather forecasts in major cities in the western region of Indonesia, BMKG asked residents to be aware of the potential for moderate rain in Tanjung Selor and light rain in Medan and Tanjung Pinang.

For other western areas, cloudy to cloudy conditions are expected to dominate the Banda Aceh, Pekanbaru, Jambi, Bengkulu, Palembang, Pangkal Pinang, Bandar Lampung, Serang, Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, and Banjarmasin areas.

BMKG also pays special attention to the transportation sector and residents in Padang City, West Sumatra, due to the potential for the emergence of fog weather or dry smoke particles that can interfere with visibility.

Shifting to the eastern part of Indonesia, the potential for light intensity rain is projected to rain on a number of major cities in Papua, including Sorong, Nabire, Jayapura, Jayawijaya, to Merauke.

Meanwhile, other eastern areas such as Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Makassar, Kendari, Mamuju, Palu, Gorontalo, Manado, Ternate, Ambon, and Manokwari are generally predicted to be cloudy to cloudy throughout the day.