BMKG: Heavy Rain Accompanied By Potential Winds Occurs In Several Cities On June 19

Illustration of thunderstorms (ANTARA)

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 Thursday, June 19.

Forecast Sentia Arianti explained that in general the weather occurred in the convergence area extending from the waters of West Bengkulu to Lampung, from South Sulawesi to the Makassar Strait and in the sea of Sulawesi, Java Sea, southern waters of South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, waters north of Kalimantan, Banda Sea, waters north of North Maluku, Papua Mountains and in the Pacific Ocean north of 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 Bengkulu, Palembang, Bandarlampung, Samarinda, Palangka Raya, Banjarmasin, Mamuju, Kendari, Sorong, Nabire and Merauke.

Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Medan, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Pangkal Pinang, Serang, Jakarta, Semarang, Mataram, Kupang, Tanjung Selor, Pontianak, Manado, Gorontalo, Palu, Makassar, Ternate, Ambon, Manokwari, Jayapura, and Jayawijaya.

Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Banda Aceh, Padang, Jambi, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, and Denpasar.

Then for the forecast for sea wave heights in the territory of Indonesia, 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 South Indian Ocean in Banten to East Java.

His party also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the coast of the Riau Islands, Central Java, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan and Maluku.