JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) stated that the cyclonic circulation observed in the western Indian Ocean of Sumatra Island triggered an increase in the potential for rain in various regions of Indonesia, Thursday, February 12.
BMKG Praktirawan Mifta Ali quoted Antara, Thursday morning, said that there were two cyclonic circulations in the western Indian Ocean of the island of Sumatra which formed a convergence area extending from western North Sumatra to south-west Aceh and from south-west Lampung to south-west Banten.
In addition, the convergence and confluence areas of the wind are also observed in most parts of Indonesia which increase the potential for the growth of rain clouds, especially around the circulation center and along the path of the air mass meeting.
BMKG reminded that the potential for very heavy to extreme rain could occur in East Kalimantan so that the public was asked to increase vigilance against the possibility of flooding, flooding, and landslides.
Heavy to very heavy rain is also predicted to occur in the Bangka Belitung Islands, Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, Yogyakarta Special Region, East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, South Sulawesi, North Kalimantan, North Maluku, and Central Papua.
For major cities in the western region of Indonesia, rain accompanied by lightning is potentially occurring in Pangkal Pinang, Bandar Lampung, Semarang, and Yogyakarta.
Meanwhile, moderate rain is predicted in Palembang, Surabaya, and Tanjung Selor, as well as light rain in Medan, Batam, Tanjung Pinang, Jambi, Bengkulu, Serang, Jakarta, and Bandung.
In the eastern part of Indonesia, lightning rain is predicted to occur in Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Mamuju, and Merauke, moderate rain in Makassar, Nabire, and Kendari, and light rain in Manado, Palu, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Manokwari, Jayapura, and Wamena, while Gorontalo has the potential for thick clouds.
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