BMKG Issues Heavy Rain Warning In Several Regions Of Indonesia

Dense clouds covered the sky of Lhokseumawe City, Aceh, Thursday, July 4. (Photo: Rahmad/Antara)

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning forecast for heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds that could potentially occur in several parts of Indonesia, on Monday, July 12. As reported by Antara, in information quoted from the BMKG website on Monday, On July 12, in Jakarta, it was stated that the potential for moderate to heavy rain was warned for the provinces of Aceh, Bangka Belitung, Bengkulu, Jambi, Riau, West Sumatra, South Sumatra. Similar conditions are also predicted in West Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Kalimantan. North, Gorontalo, West Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, Papua, and West Papua. West which forms a confluence area and wind speed deceleration (convergence) that extends from the China Sea, south of northern Kalimantan and from the waters east of East Kalimantan to the northern coast of northern Kalimantan.

It is also observed in the southern Makassar Strait which forms a convergence area that extends from the southern part of Central Sulawesi to the southern part of the Makassar Strait, and forms a confluence area that extends from the northern part of the Makassar Strait to the southern part. Other convergence areas are also observed from the waters. west of North Sumatra to the east coast of North Sumatra, in North Sumatra to the western waters of Bengkulu, in the eastern waters of Southeast Sulawesi to the southern Makassar Strait, in the northern part of Papua to West Papua and throughout central Papua. Meanwhile, BMKG also asked people in the East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) region to be aware of the potential for strong winds in Timor Island, Rote Island, Sabu Island, and Sumba Island. In addition, people in the NTT region also not asked to be aware of the potential for land fires.