Balinese Residents Please Be Alert, BMKG Brings Early Wind Warning Until January 15

Fishermen pass near piles of garbage while transporting water on Kedonganan Beach, Badung, Bali, Friday (13/1/2023). Garbage sent stranded on the coast due to extreme weather/ANTARA

The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) again issued an early warning of rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds of short duration in the central and southern parts of Bali on January 13– 15, 2023. In information on the BMKG weather forecast, the wind is expected to blow from southwest to northwest at a speed of 5–34 kilometers per hour for the next 3 days. Therefore, the Head of the Center for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Region III Denpasar Cahyo Nugroho appealed to the public to be careful about the impact of extreme weather such as fallen trees, landslides, and lightning. "The public is advised to remain vigilant and careful about the impact of disasters that can be caused by extreme weather such as floods, puddles, landslides, strong winds, fallen trees, and lightning," said Cahyo in a written broadcast in Denpasar, Bali, Antara, Friday, January 13. He also appealed to the public, especially fishermen and marine business actors, to be aware of sea wave heights that can reach 2 meters or more around the southern waters of Bali, the southern part of the Bali Strait, the Badung Strait, the southern part of the Lombok Strait, and the Indian Ocean in the southern part of Bali. The BMKG predicts that the sea wave height during that time period in the northern waters of Bali ranges from 0.5 meters to 1.25 meters, in the southern waters of Bali 1–3 meters, in the Bali Strait 0.5– 2.5 meters, and in the Lombok Strait 0.5– 2.5 meters. Meanwhile, most areas of Bali are expected to be cloudy and light rain to moderate rain on January 13–15. For weather reports in Bali, Friday, BMKG conveyed that the weather is generally cloudy and has the potential for uneven light rain in most areas of the Island of the Gods. Meanwhile, the air temperature ranges from 22–32 degrees Celsius with a humidity of 60–95 percent. In recent weeks, BMKG has periodically issued extreme weather early warnings in Bali, especially regarding strong winds and high sea waves. So far, there have been several incidents of tourists being dragged by the waves, including in Batu Belig, North Kuta, Badung, and in Diamond Beach, Nusa Penida, Klungkung. For the case in Klungkung, two foreign nationals (WNA) from Germany and Austria are still reported missing after being swept away by waves at Diamond Beach, Nusa Penida, last week. The beaches are quite popular tourist destinations for domestic and foreign tourists while they are on vacation in Bali.