Acehnese Asked To Be Alert, Rain And Strong Winds Still Occur

ILLUSTRATION - Floods due to high rainfall intensity inundated the road in Gampong (village) Doy, Ulee Kareng District, Banda Aceh City/ Antara

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that strong winds, light to heavy rain will still lash the Aceh region in the next few days.

In this way, residents are asked to increase their awareness of potential hydrometeorological disasters.

"Indeed, we predict that in the next two to three days there will generally be light to heavy rain in Aceh," said BMKG Class I Data and Information Coordinator Sultan Iskandar Muda Aceh Besar Zakaria Ahmad in Banda Aceh, reported by Antara, Tuesday, August 10.

Zakaria explained that areas that have the potential to receive light to heavy rain include the districts of Aceh Besar, Aceh Jaya, Gayo Lues, Banda Aceh, Southwest Aceh and West Aceh and several other areas.

Meanwhile, areas with the potential for moderate to heavy rain occur in the districts of Southeast Aceh, South Aceh, East Aceh, Pidie, Pidie Jaya, Bireuen, Lhokseumawe and Bener Meriah.

"If we look at Aceh there are wind bends, there is a collection of air masses and sea surface temperature anomalies in the western part of Sumatra, the Andaman Sea, the Malacca Strait, meaning this is an area that affects Aceh, allowing evaporation of seawater to form rain clouds. ," he said.

In addition, said Zakaria, the community also needs to be aware of strong winds in the Aceh region. He explained that since July-September 2021, Aceh has entered the westerly season and the westerly wind.

"This means that in the westerly season the winds are stronger and the wind direction is from the southwest or from the west at speeds between 10-40 kilometers per hour, it could even be more, which is in the moderate category," he said.

According to him, wind speeds that reach 40 kilometers per hour or more will also affect the occurrence of sea waves that reach 6 meters in the next few days.

"For the Banda Aceh - Sabang crossing with a wave height of 1.25 to 2.5 meters, this is a category of having to be vigilant, as well as the Meulaboh - Simeulue crossing, which is a medium category," he said.

Therefore, Zakaria, also appealed to the public to be aware of floods, landslides and other hydrometeorological disasters. Likewise, fishermen are advised to increase vigilance when fishing.

"If you can not go to sea, you don't go to sea, but if you still have to make a living, then avoid going to sea deeper in the middle of the sea, always be alert and always active communication tools," he said.