BMKG Warns Of Extreme Weather Today, A Number Of Cities Are On Standby For Heavy Rain And Strong Winds!

Illustration of rain (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 Wednesday, October 8.

Forecast Nurul Izzah Fitria told ANTARA that in general the convergence area extends around the North Natuna Sea, South China Sea, Sulu Sea, eastern Pacific Ocean of the Philippines, northern waters of North Maluku, and also the Arafuru Sea.

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 big cities will have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds, including Bengkulu, Tanjung Selor, Merauke, and Sorong.

Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Medan, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Jambi, Palembang, Pangkal Pinang, Bandar Lampung, Serang, Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, Pontianak, Makassar, Mamuju, Gorontalo, Palu, Manado, Ternate, Ambon, Manokwari, Nabire, Jayawijaya and Jayapura.

Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Banda Aceh, Padang, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Banjarmasin, and Kendari.

For the forecast for sea waves in the territory of Indonesia, BMKG predicts that generally it is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 meters, while high waves of more than 2.5 to 4 meters have the potential to occur in the West Indian Ocean of Bengkulu to Lampung, South Indian Ocean of Banten to East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), the Sulawesi Sea region and the North Pacific Ocean of Maluku.

He also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the coast of North Sumatra, West Sumatra, south of Banten, south of West Java, north of Central Java, north of East Java, South Bali, NTT, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, South Kalimantan and the Maluku region.