Impact Of Rain, 15 Areas With Alert Status In Indonesia

Heavy Rain (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Most areas in Indonesia have the potential to be hit by heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds. The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said that 15 areas were set to be alert for disaster-affected status.

Citing Antara, it is known that the 15 areas with alert status include West Sumatra, Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Banten, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, and Papua.

The data also conveys an early warning of the impact of rain with moderate to heavy intensity that has the potential to target Maluku, NTT, Papua, West Papua, Bali, Aceh, West Java and Riau areas.

BMKG predicts that a number of cities such as Surabaya and Pangkal Pinang are forecasted for thunderstorms during the day. Meanwhile, Jambi, Banjarmasin, Makassar, Kendari, Palembang, is forecasted to rain moderately during the day.

Then other cities, such as Denpasar, Serang, Palangka Raya, Samarinda, Ambon, Mataram, Kupang, Jayapura, Manokwari, Mamuju, Medan, and Gorontalo are predicted to have light rain during the day.

Meanwhile, for the DKI Jakarta area, most of it still has the potential for moderate to heavy rain in the morning and afternoon, cloudy at night and early morning.

Previously, BMKG Deputy for Meteorology Guswanto revealed that extreme weather preparedness efforts that could potentially cause hydrometeorological disasters must be increased in most parts of Indonesia.

According to him, referring to the results of the weather analysis conducted by the team, it is known that until the period of February 15, 2024, the average high rainfall ranges from 150 mm to 300 mm, and even more potential.

This potential arises based on the fact that atmospheric dynamics conditions are quite significant. The trigger comes from the strengthening of the Asian monsoon wind and the active rossby - kelvin equatorial waves.

The two phenomena are factors for forming rain clouds, wind bend patterns, and elongated wind encounters in Indonesian territory.

"This information is the result of scientific observations, so it must be responded to with the spirit of increasing preparedness and mitigation by all parties to minimize the risk of a disaster impact," he said.