Be Careful, Light To Heavy Rain Accompanied By Lightning And Wind Hits Big Cities Of The Republic Of Indonesia

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JAKARTA - An early warning was issued by the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) for the weather on Saturday, March 29. This is because the early warning is in the form of the potential for light, moderate to heavy rain which can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in various big cities in Indonesia.

Quoting Antara, forecaster Eriska Febriati explained that in general the convergence area extends from North Sumatra to Riau, the Java Sea, the southern coast of East Java, from Central Kalimantan to East Kalimantan, West Nusa Tenggara, Savu Sea, Rote Island.

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, Bengkuku, Semarang, Surabaya, Mataram, Tanjung Selor, Palangkaraya, Banjarmasin, Kendari, Manado, Mamuju, Merauke, Nabire.

Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Padang, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Pangkal Pinang, Palembang, Jambi, Bandar Lampung, Serang, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Kupang, Pontianak, Makassar, Gorontalo, Palu, Ternate, Sorong, Manokwari, Jayawijaya and Jayapura.

Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Banda Aceh, Jakarta, and Ambon.

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 up to 4 m have the potential to occur in the South Indian Ocean in Bali.

His party also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the coasts of the Riau Islands, West Sumatra, East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Maluku and North Maluku.