BMKG Warning: Extreme Weather Threatens Indonesia Region Today

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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 Friday, May 9.

Forecast Sentia Arianti explained that in general the convergence area extends around the West Indian Ocean of West Sumatra, the South Indian Ocean of Bali to East Java, the North Pacific Ocean of Papua, North Kalimantan to Central Kalimantan.

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 Pangkal Pinang, Denpasar, Mataram, Tanjung Selor, Banjarmasin, Manado, Jayawijaya, and Merauke.

Several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Medan, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Padang, Jambi, Bengkulu, Palembang, Bandar Lampung, Serang, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Kupang, Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, Gorontalo, Palu, Mamuju, Makassar, Kendari, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Manokwari, Nabire, and Jayapura.

Several other big cities are predicted to only experience cloudy conditions today, Banda Aceh, and Jakarta.

Forecasts of sea 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 Australia's northern waters to the Indian Ocean south of Central Java and the Koral Sea to the Arafuru Sea.

His party also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal waves on the coasts of Central Java, North Kalimantan and Maluku.