BMKG Asks Labuan Bajo Water Traffic To Beware Of Lightning Clouds Potentially Tornadoes

The atmosphere of Labuan Bajo waters, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) Province. (ANTARA/Gecio Viana)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) appealed to fishermen and tourism actors who sailed in the waters of Labuan Bajo to increase their vigilance when clouds on the sky began to appear, such as gray or black white cauliflowers. These clouds are cumulonimbus clouds or lightning clouds that have the potential to cause strong winds and trigger a wave height increase of more than predicted. "If in the land area there is a potential for tornadoes to occur, the same thing can also happen in the sea," said Head of Komodologous Meteorological Station Maria Patricia Christin Seran when contacted in Labuan Bajo, West Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), Monday, April 1, confiscated by Antara. He explained that the tornado in the sea area is called a waterspout. He said the forecast for high waves, his party referred to a wave forecast from the Tenau-Kupang Maritime Station. The waters of Labuan Bajo tourism, he said, are located in the two water areas, namely the northern and southern Sape Strait. For the northern Sape Strait the wave height is still in the low category or 0.25 -1.25 meters and the southern Sape Strait is around 1.25-2.5 meters or moderate categories.

Sebelumnya, Stasiun Meteorologi Komodo, Manggarai Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT) mengimbau seluruh warga di daerah itu untuk berhati-hati dan mewaspadai adanya perubahan cuaca yang dapat terjadi saat musim pancaroba."Wilayah kabupaten Manggarai Barat saat ini berada pada peralihan musim dari musim hujan ke musim kemarau (pancaroba)," kata Kepala Stasiun Meteorologi Komodo Maria Patricia Christin Seran.Ia menjelaskan secara umum kondisi cuaca di daerah itu cerah berawan, berpotensi terjadi hujan ringan hingga lebat disertai petir dan angin kencang berdurasi singkat pada siang hingga sore hari.Suhu udara, lanjut dia, berkisar dari 20-33 derajat Celcius, kelembaban udara berkisar antara 70 persen-95 persen dan arah angin variabel atau berubah-ubah dari Tenggara-Barat Daya dengan kecepatan angin rata-rata berkisar 10-30 km/jam.