BMKG Predicts Majority Of Cloudy Indonesia Regions To Light Rain

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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 Saturday.

Quoting Antara, Prakirawan, Ina Indah Hapsari explained that in general the convergence area extends around Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, the western waters of Aceh to the west of Bengkulu.

Furthermore, the western waters of Lampung, Lampung, Malacca Strait and South China Sea, Riau, Sunda Strait, Banten, eastern Java Sea, East Nusa Tenggara, Savu Sea, Maluku Sea, Banda Sea, Arafuru Sea, Cendrawasih Bay, northern waters of Papua and 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 Medan, Kupang, Pontianak, and Sorong.

Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Banda Aceh, Padang, Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Bengkulu, Palembang, Pangkalpinang, Bandar Lampung, Serang, Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Yogyakarta, Denpasar, Mataram, Palangka Raya, Banjarmasin, Tanjung Selor, Palu, Makassar, Kendari, Ternate, Ambon, Manokwari, Nabire, Jayapura and Jayawijaya.

Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Jambi, Surabaya, Samarinda, Manado, Gorontalo, and Merauke.

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 m, while high waves of more than 2.5 m to 4 m have the potential to occur in the West Indian Ocean of Sumatra to the south of Java and Nusa Tenggara.

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