MATARAM - The Mataram City Government (Pemkot), West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, appeals to residents to be alert to the potential for hydrometeorological disasters due to extreme weather in the form of heavy rain and strong winds predicted to occur for three days.
Assistant I to the Mataram City Government, Lalu Martawang, said that based on the early warning from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) for three days, namely February 24-26, 2026, Mataram City was included in the category of heavy to very heavy rain and strong winds.
"From the BMKG data, Mataram is in a flood-prone area," he said in Mataram, Antara, Tuesday, February 24.
The public is urged to always be careful of the impacts of disasters caused by floods, flash floods, landslides, waterlogging, strong winds, lightning or lightning, reduced visibility, billboards collapse, and trees fall.
In addition, for users and operators of marine transportation services, fishermen, marine tourism, and people who are active around coastal areas, be on high alert for waves that reach above two meters in the northern and southern Lombok Strait.
"During extreme weather, if there is no urgent need, the public should avoid outdoor activities," he said.
Acting Head of the Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) of Mataram City, Akmad Muzaki, previously said that currently the Mataram City area is in the transition season which is characterized by unpredictable weather.
Therefore, the Mataram City Government (Pemkot) remains on alert in the face of the potential for extreme weather that is predicted to last until the end of March 2026.
"Based on data from BMKG, the peak rainfall and potential strong winds are expected to continue until the end of March," he said.
Although the intensity is not always the same as before, extreme weather in the form of heavy rain and strong winds must still be watched out for nationally, including in the Mataram City and NTB areas in general.
Meanwhile, to monitor the condition of a number of disaster-prone points, his party emphasized that all disaster handling personnel were ordered to remain in emergency standby positions and must not be negligent in monitoring the situation in the field, especially in coastal areas prone to high waves, beach abrasion, and flash floods, as well as River Basin (DAS).
For the main disaster post, it is still at the BPBD Mataram City South Ring Road Office and 50 village posts in the city of Mataram and in the mayor's palace of Mataram, it is still on alert.
"For the post at the edge of the beach, we have dismantled it and focused it on the local lurah office for more effective coordination," he said.
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