JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning in the form of potential light, moderate, to heavy rain which could be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in various major cities in Indonesia on Tuesday, April 22.
Forecast Satriana Roguna was quoted by ANTARA, explaining that in general the convergence area extends around the Arafuru Sea, West Java, Riau to Riau Islands, the northern coast of Aceh to the northern Malacca Strait, and the northern Pacific Ocean of Southwest Papua.
This condition is able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth along areas that are passed by convergence or convergence.
Therefore, his party predicts that several major cities will have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, including Palembang, Bengkulu, Jambi, Pangkal Pinang, Lampung, Bandung, Tanjung Selor, Kendari, Mamuju, Palu, Manado, Jayapura, Nabire, Jayawijaya, and Merauke.
Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Banda Aceh, Medan, Padang, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Jakarta, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Kupang, Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, Makassar, Gorontalo, Ambon, Ternate, Sorong, and Manokwari.
Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Serang, Denpasar, Mataram, and Banjarmasin.
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For sea level waves in Indonesian territory, BMKG predicts that generally it is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 m, while high waves up to 4 m have the potential to occur around the waters of the Indian Ocean west of Sumatra and the Indian Ocean south of West Java.
He also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the coast of Dabo Singkep, West Java, Central Java, Kotabaru waters, Central Kalimantan and West Kalimantan.
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