BMKG Predicts Rain In West Java, Banten And Kalimantan Islands Today

Illustration of a man wearing an umbrella breaking through the rain towards his destination. (Antara)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warned the public to be aware of the potential for heavy rain that could be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in a number of provinces on Wednesday, September 21.

The BMKG predicts areas that have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain that can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds, namely Aceh, Bangka Belitung, Banten, Bengkulu.

Then, Jambi, West Java, East Java, West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, Lampung, Maluku, North Maluku, West Nusa Tenggara.

Next, East Nusa Tenggara, Papua, West Papua, Riau, South Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, West Sumatra, North Sumatra and South Sumatra.

BMKG also asked coastal communities to be aware of high waves that could potentially occur in several water areas on September 20-21, 2022.

"People who live and work on the coast around areas that are prone to high waves are requested to always be vigilant," said Head of the BMKG Maritime Meteorology Center Eko Prasetyo, as reported by Antara.

Eko revealed that the wind pattern in the northern part of Indonesia is dominantly moving from Southeast-Southwest with wind speeds ranging from 5-20 knots.

Meanwhile, in the southern part of Indonesia, the dominant movement is from East-Southeast with wind speeds ranging from 5-20 knots.

The highest wind speeds were observed in the North Natuna Sea, the southern waters of Banten-West Java, the South Indian Ocean of Banten, and the eastern part of the Arafuru Sea.

This condition causes an opportunity to increase waves as high as 2.50-4.0 meters in the western waters of the Mentawai Islands, Bengkulu waters, Enggano waters-west of Lampung, western Indian Ocean Simeulue-Lampung, western and southern Sunda Strait, southern waters of Banten-Sumbawa. , the southern part of the Bali-Lombok-Alas Strait, the southern Indian Ocean, Java-NTB.