BMKG Warns Of Dangers Of Hydrometeorological Disasters During Transition Of Season

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MANADO - The Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) warns of the threat of hydrometeorological disasters during the transition of season.

"BMKG reminds again that in the period of April and May 2021 is a transition period or pancaroba," said Operational Coordinator of Meteorological Station Sam Ratulangi Manado, Ben Arther Molle in Manado, as quoted by Antara, Tuesday, April 14.

The growth potential of Cumulonimbus (CB) clouds also needs to be watched in the future which can lead to extreme conditions.

Weather that can occur in the transition period is rain with moderate to heavy intensity in a short duration and accompanied by strong winds.

These conditions can be accompanied by the phenomenon of hail and pickaxe in very unstable local atmospheric conditions.

In the transition period, he continued, significant weather changes to bad weather will often occur during the day to night.

"The public and stakeholders need to be aware of extreme weather conditions in the 94W tropical cyclone seed period that can cause harm to aviation activities and the public in general," he explained.

People living in flood and landslide-prone areas are encouraged to increase vigilance and can monitor extreme weather early warning information and weather forecast from Sam Ratulangi Manado Meteorological Station.

BMKG monitors the presence of tropical cyclone seeds 94W in the Pacific Ocean, north of Papua.

Atmospheric conditions in the North Sulawesi region there is the formation of a meeting area and a slowdown in wind speed (convergence).

"This condition causes an increase in the growth of rain clouds so that there is moderate to heavy rain during the afternoon and evening accompanied by strong winds with a maximum speed of up to 32 knots or 60 kilometers per hour," he said.

Weather conditions in the week ahead, he said, are expected to be dominated by light to moderate rain in most parts of North Sulawesi, and some areas with the potential for heavy rain and strong winds.

"These conditions are influenced by the presence of tropical cyclone seeds 94W," he said.