JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reported that tropical cyclone Freddy was moving southwest away from Indonesian territory. The cyclone had an impact on the weather, especially the potential for heavy rain.
"It is estimated that the intensity of tropical cyclone Freddy will increase in the next 24 hours and move southwest away from Indonesian territory," said Deputy for Meteorology, BMKG, Guswanto in Jakarta, Tuesday, February 7, as reported by Antara.
He revealed that the tropical cyclone Freddy was in the Indian Ocean, south of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), to be precise at 13.8 South Latitude, 118.1 East Longitude or about 520 km south southwest of Waingapu.
"The tropical cyclone Freddy could indirectly have an impact on weather conditions in Indonesia in the next 24 hours in the form of heavy rain to high waves," he said.
He said that tropical cyclone Freddy has the potential to trigger rain with moderate to heavy intensity accompanied by strong winds in Central Java, East Java, Yogyakarta, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, and East Nusa Tenggara.
"The potential for strong winds is more than 25 knots in East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara," he explained.
For the potential for high waves in the range of 1.25-2.5 meters, Guswanto said, it has the potential to occur in the waters of Kupang-Pulau Rote, waters of P. Sabu, southern Savu Sea, southern Sape Strait, eastern Sumba Strait, Sumbawa Sea-Laut Flores Sea, northern waters of P. Flores.
Meanwhile, wave heights of 2.5-4 meters have the potential to occur in the southern waters of Bali-Lombok to P. Sumbawa, the southern Bali-Lombok-Alas Strait, the Sumba bag.barat Strait, southern waters of P. Sumba, the Indian Ocean of Bali and East Nusa Tenggara.
"A high wave height of 4-6 meters has the potential to occur in the Indian Ocean south of West Nusa Tenggara," he said.
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