BMKG: Tropical Cyclone 95S Seeds Affect Heavy Rain In Banten-Central Java

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JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) through the Jakarta Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) reported that Tropical Cyclone 95S seedlings were growing in the Indian Ocean south of Java, causing rain in Banten to Central Java.

Deputy for Meteorology Guswanto said the impact of the growth of the cyclone seeds affected the potential for moderate to heavy rain in the provinces of Banten and Central Java.

"Tropical Cyclone 95S seeds can have an indirect impact on the weather in Indonesia in the next 24 hours," he said, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, March 2.

He explained that the seeds of Tropical Cyclone 95S grew around the Indian Ocean south of Java, precisely at -10.9 South Latitude and 111.2 East Longitude, with maximum wind speed around the center of the system reaching 30 knots (56 km/hour) and minimum air pressure. up to 996.8 hPa.

"The opportunity for cyclone 95S seeds to increase to become a tropical cyclone in the next 24 hours is in the moderate category, with the direction of movement towards the southeast away from Indonesian territory," he said. DI Yogyakarta, East Java. The wave height is 1.25-2.5 meters in the Java Sea, the northern waters of Java, the Bali Sea, the Sumbawa Sea, the northern part of the Bali-Lombok-Alas Strait.

The wave height is 2.5-4 meters in the western and southern parts of the Sunda Strait, the Indian Ocean south of Banten to West Java, the southern waters of Banten to Bali, the southern part of the Bali-Lombok-Alas Strait/Indian Ocean south of Bali to NTB.

Watch out for wave heights of 4.0-6.0 meters in the Indian Ocean south of Central Java to East Java. His party continues to monitor the development of potential tropical cyclones and other atmospheric dynamics activities, as well as the potential impacts of extreme weather.

Regarding the potential for extreme weather, the public is advised to avoid shipping activities in the affected waters, to avoid areas prone to disasters such as river valleys, slopes prone to landslides, trees that fall easily, beaches, and others.

In addition, be aware of potential impacts such as flooding/flash/coastal flooding, landslides and flash floods, especially in vulnerable areas.