BMKG: Most Of Indonesia's Regions Today Have The Potential For Heavy Rain

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JAKARTA - Most parts of Indonesia have the potential to experience rain that can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds, said the weather early warning from the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG). based on the BMKG website, quoted by Antara, Saturday, March 16 morning, rain is predicted to fall in a number of areas in Indonesia with 12 areas with alert status due to the impact of heavy rains caused. The 12 areas with alert status include Banten, West Java, East Java, Central Java, DKI Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Lampung. Furthermore, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, Bali, Central Kalimantan, and Papua. Early warning of the impact of rain with moderate to heavy intensity also has the potential to target Bengkulu, Central Java, South Sumatra, Lampung, South Kalimantan, Banten, Southeast Sulawesi, West Java and NTB. BMKG also predicts the potential for rain accompanied by lightning to occur in the Aru Islands and Tanibar Islands in the afternoon. Meanwhile, Jambi, Banjarmasin, Palembang, It is predicted that Palangka Raya will experience moderate rain in the morning. Meanwhile, for the DKI Jakarta area, the majority of areas in the morning will experience cloudy skies, except for the Thousand Islands which experience rain. During the day, the DKI Jakarta area will experience light rain except for sunny cloudy East Jakarta. At night, the DKI Jakarta area is predicted to experience sunny cloudy weather to cloudy conditions The head of BMKG Dwikorita Karnawati on Friday (15/3) revealed the potential for weather The extreme that can lead to an increase in disasters in most areas for the next week is triggered by the intervention of three Tropical Cyclone Seeds at once. According to him, three tropical cyclone seeds; Tropical Cyclone Seeds 91S, 94S, and 93P are monitored around the Indian Ocean south of Java, the Timor Sea, and the Australian Sea show influence on the southern part of Indonesia. Based on meteorological analysis, it is known that Tropical Cyclone 91S Seeds have wind speed a maximum of 30-35 knots (56 65 km/h), air pressure at the center of the system of 994 hPa, movement to the southeast, and opportunities to become a tropical cyclone in the medium-high category. Furthermore, Tropical Cyclone 94S seeds have a maximum wind speed of 15 - 20 knots (28 - 37 km/hour), air pressure at the center of the system of 999.9 hPa, movement to the east-east, and opportunities to become Tropical Cyclone in the low category.

Begitu pula, Bibit Siklon Tropis 93P memiliki kecepatan angin maksimum 20 - 25 knots (37 - 46 km/jam), tekanan udara di pusat sistem sebesar 1003 hPa, pergerakan ke arah tenggara, dan peluang untuk menjadi Siklon Tropis pada kategori rendah.Selain itu, BMKG juga memprediksi pada 15 Maret-16 Maret 2024 sebagian besar wilayah pesisir Indonesia akan mengalami risiko bahaya gelombang tinggi dan banjir pesisir (rob).Informasi tersebut didapatkan berdasarkan laporan peringatan dini gelombang tinggi yang diekspos pada laman media sosial Instagram @infobmkg.