Today's Weather: Heavy Rain, Strong Winds, And High Waves In Various Regions Of Indonesia

JAKARTA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued an early warning in the form of potential light, moderate to heavy rain which could be accompanied by lightning and strong winds in various major cities in Indonesia on Saturday, December 21.

Forecast Andika Hapsari explained, in general, convergence areas extend in the Sulu Sea to North Kalimantan, South China Sea to West Kalimantan, West Kalimantan to East Kalimantan.

This condition is able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth along areas that are passed by convergence or convergence.

Therefore, his party predicts that several major cities will have the potential to experience moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning and strong winds in the areas of Lampung, Semarang, Surabaya, Denpasar, Mataram, Kupang, Pontianak, Tanjung Selor, Palangkaraya, Samarinda, Banjarmasin, Mamuju, Palu, Nabire, Merauke.

Meanwhile, several other big cities will experience light to moderate rain, namely Banda Aceh, Medan, Padang, Pekanbaru, Jambi, Bengkulu, Pangkal Pinang, Palembang, Serang, Jakarta, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Gorontalo, Manado, Makassar and Kendari, Ternate, Ambon, Sorong, Jayapura, and Jayawijaya.

Several other big cities are predicted to experience only cloudy conditions today, including Tanjung Pinang, and Manokwari.

Then for the forecast for sea wave heights in the territory of Indonesia, BMKG predicts that generally it is in the range of 0.5 to 2.5 m, while high waves up to 4 m have the potential to occur in the waters of Enggano Island, the western waters of Lampung, West Indian Ocean Bengkulu to Lampung, southern waters of Banten to East Java, South Indian Ocean Banten to NTB, and the North Natuna Sea.

He also appealed to the public to be aware of the potential for tidal flooding on the coasts of the Riau Islands, Banten, north of Jakarta, Central Java, and West Kalimantan.