BMKG Issues Extreme Weather Signal In NTB, People Are Asked To Be Alert

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JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued a signal warning of potential extreme weather for a week in the West Nusa Tenggara region due to the indirect impact of the emergence of Tropical Cyclone Invest 96S Seeds.

"The seeds of Tropical Cyclone Invest 96S have an indirect impact in the form of increasing rainfall, increasing wind speed, and high waves in West Nusa Tenggara," said Head of BMKG Zainuddin Meteorological Station Abdul Madjid (ZAM) Satria Topan Primadi, quoting ANTARA, Sunday, February 9.

The location of the Tropical Cyclone Invest 96S Seed is located in the south of the province of East Nusa Tenggara, precisely in the western waters of Australia. The cyclone bibit, called Tropical Low 18U, is moving at a speed of 13 kilometers per hour to the southwest.

Based on information from the Australian Meteorological Agency, the storm that moves off the coast of Kimberley has the potential to reach cyclone intensity on Monday, February 10, 2025. The storm system is expected to move further southwest towards the Pilbara coast west of Australia.

Satria revealed that in addition to the emergence of new tropical cyclone seeds, extreme weather was also influenced by the activities of the Rossby Equatorial atmospheric waves around West Nusa Tenggara and the Asian Monsun which carried water vapor from Asia through Indonesia towards Australia.

The public needs to be aware of moderate to heavy rain, strong winds, high sea waves, and the potential for increased intensity of hydrometeorological disasters due to weather phenomena that are currently happening for the next week.

"The public is advised to always be vigilant with the impact of disasters," concluded Satria.