New Moon Phase May 30 Causes Potential Rob In A Number Of Regions

DOCUMENTATION/ Aerial photo of the condition of the sea water runoff flooding into the mainland or the rob that submerged the Tanjung Emas Port Container Terminal area, Semarang, Central Java, Monday (23/5/2022)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that a new moon phase on May 30 has the potential to increase tidal heights which will cause coastal flooding (rob) in a number of areas.

Head of the Center for Maritime Meteorology Eko Prasetyo said based on monitoring water level data and tidal predictions, coastal flooding (rob) has the potential to occur in several coastal areas of Indonesia on 30 May - 07 June 2022.

The locations include Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Lampung, Bangka Belitung, Banten, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, East Java, Bali, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan and Maluku.

"The potential for coastal flooding (rob) is predicted to occur at different times in each region. In general, this condition can disrupt the daily activities of people around the port and coast, such as loading and unloading activities at ports, activities in coastal settlements, and salt farming and fishing activities. land," said Eko as quoted by Antara, Monday, May 30.

BMKG appealed to the public to always be vigilant and alert to anticipate the impact of the maximum tide of sea water.

In addition, the public is requested to pay attention to the development of maritime weather information from BMKG through Call center 021-6546315/18, BMKG Call center 196, http://maritim.bmkg.go.id, Twitter and Instagram @BMKGmaritim, or directly contact the nearest BMKG office. .