JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reminds the public to be aware of heavy to extreme rain that can occur in most parts of Indonesia on Friday, January 23.
BMKG practitioner, Alya Sausan, said heavy to extreme rain could potentially hit Banten and Jakarta areas.
Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rain is predicted to occur in Lampung, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), and East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).
For the weather in major cities starting from Sumatra Island, Banda Aceh is predicted to be cloudy, Tanjung Pinang cloudy, while Medan, Pekanbaru, Jambi, and Pangkalpinang are cloudy.
"Padang City has the potential for smoke or fog, while Bengkulu and Palembang will be hit by light rain," said Alya, quoted by Antara, Friday morning.
People in Bandarlampung City are asked to be alert for rain that may be accompanied by lightning.
Turning to Java, the weather is predicted to be moderate rain in Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, and Surabaya, while Serang and Yogyakarta have the potential for rain accompanied by lightning.
Moving to the Kalimantan region, Pontianak and Palangka Raya are predicted to be cloudy, while Samarinda and Banjarmasin are thick clouds.
"Light rain is predicted to pour over the Tanjung Selor area," he said.
Moving to the Bali and Nusa Tenggara region, the weather is predicted to be light rain in the Denpasar and Kupang areas, while Mataram will be showered with moderate intensity rain.
Then, for Sulawesi Island, the weather is predicted to be cloudy in Manado City, thick clouds in Kendari and Gorontalo, and light rain in Mamuju.
"Makassar City has the potential for hazy air, while Palu is expected to be smoky or foggy," he said.
For the Ambon region, Ternate is predicted to be thick clouds, while Ambon is predicted to be light rain.
Meanwhile, for the Papua region, Jayapura City is predicted to be cloudy, while Sorong is thick clouds. Light rain is predicted to pour over Manokwari and Jayawijaya City, while Nabire and Merauke have the potential for rain with moderate intensity.
BMKG also conveyed the presence of a tropical cyclone 91S seed that was observed in the South Indian Ocean region of Sumbawa, which in 48-72 hours has the potential to become a tropical cyclone in the high category.
The tropical cyclone's seeds caused wind speeds of more than 25 knots in the South Indian Ocean area of East Java to Sumba Island, Bali, NTB, NTT, and the waters north of Madura Island to Flores Island.
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