Potential 4-meter Sea Waves And Forest And Land Fires, NTT Residents Are Asked To Be Vigilant

Illustration of forest and land fires or forest and land fires. (Between)

NTT - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) of the Komodo Meteorological Station gave an early warning of natural disasters that occurred in West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara (NTT).

Head of the Komodo Meteorological Station, Sti Nenotek, said the potential is in the form of strong winds and the spread of forest and land fires in the next week.

"There are still strong winds blowing from the East-Southeast at a speed of 20-40 km/hour", said Sti Nenotek in Labuan Bajo, quoted by Antara, Wednesday, July 13.

In the weather prospect from July 12 to July 18, 2022, the strong winds that occur are still related to the conditions of the East Monsoon or Australian Monsoon. The BMKG also warned of high winds for both land and water areas.

For mainland areas, he appealed to residents to be aware of the potential for forest and land fires to spread due to strong winds. Residents were also asked not to clear agricultural land by burning.

"If there are strong winds, a fire can occur. It will spread to other areas", said Sti.

As for water areas, Sti said he was alert for high waves ranging from 2.5 meters to 4.0 meters.

The high waves occurred in the southern waters of the Sape Strait, including the southern waters of West Manggarai such as in the south of Komodo Island, Padar Island, and Rinca Island.

Meanwhile, the weather conditions in West Manggarai itself are sunny and cloudy with the potential for light rain in the afternoon or evening. This happens because of the La Nina phenomenon which is still active even though it has entered the dry season.

Furthermore, Sti also detailed the potential for light-moderate rain accompanied by lightning for the next week generally to occur in eight sub-districts namely Komodo, Boleng, Mbeliling, Ndoso, Macang Pacar, Welak, Lembor, and South Lembor sub-districts.