JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early weather warning for Friday, April 17, with the potential for light to heavy rain that may be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in a number of major cities in Indonesia.
BMKG Praktirawan Puji Sibuea explained that this condition was triggered by the existence of a long convergence area in a number of areas, including from the Karimata Strait to West Kalimantan, the west coast of Aceh, the Banda Sea to South Papua, and the west coast of West Sumatra to North Sumatra and the east coast of Lampung to South Sumatra.
"In addition, convergence is also observed from the southern coast of East Java to Central Java which can increase the potential for rain cloud growth," said Puji, quoted by Antara, Friday morning.
BMKG predicts that moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds are potentially occurring in Pekanbaru, Tanjung Pinang, Palembang, Banjarmasin, Tanjung Selor, Jayapura, and Merauke.
Meanwhile, light to moderate rain is expected to hit a number of other cities such as Banda Aceh, Medan, Padang, Jambi, Pangkal Pinang, Bengkulu, Bandar Lampung, Jakarta, Serang, Bandung, Semarang, Pontianak, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, Denpasar, Mamuju, Palu, Gorontalo, Ternate, Manokwari, and Jayawijaya.
Meanwhile, cloudy conditions are predicted to occur in Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Mataram, Kupang, Manado, Makassar, Kendari, Ambon, and Nabire.
BMKG also reminded that extreme weather is still influenced by the indirect impact of the 92S tropical cyclone in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Sumatra. Although the system is predicted to move away from the Indonesian region, the impact is still felt.
"The potential for moderate to heavy rain is still likely to occur in the next two to three days," said the Head of the BMKG Weather Early Prediction and Warning Team, Miming Saepudin.
BMKG urges the public to remain vigilant against the potential for extreme weather that can trigger hydrometeorological disasters such as floods, landslides, and strong winds.
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