Fishermen In Central Kalimantan Asked To Be Alert, BMKG Predicts 2.5 Meters High Waves

High wave illustration (ANTARA)

PALANGKARAYA - The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) Tjilik Riwut Palangka Raya appealed to fishermen and communities along the coastal waters of the southern region of Central Kalimantan (Central Kalimantan), to be aware of sea waves as high as 2.5 meters. "The majority of the wave height ranges from 0.5 2.5 meters in the southern waters of Central Kalimantan for a week," said BMKG forecaster Tjilik Riwut Palangka Raya Alfindy as quoted by ANTARA, Monday 27 March. His party also appealed to coastal communities to be careful when their activities in the sea because the wave height is in the low to moderate category. BMKG asks coastal residents to also be aware of the growth of convective clouds or cumulonimbus clouds (CBs) that have the potential to cause moderate to heavy intensity rain, and cause strong winds, as well as increase the sea wave height. Over the next week, he said, the wind speed potential is estimated between 10-20 kilometers/hour. This wind generally blows from the Southwest to the Northeast. Meanwhile, the weather conditions of Central Kalimantan region are generally cloudy to light rain. However, there is also the potential for moderate to heavy rain in most areas of Central Kalimantan. Then the air temperature ranges from 22 to 33 degrees Celsius. The humidity ranges from 60 to 100 percent. The condition must also make the public increasingly aware of the potential for puddles, floods, flash floods, landslides, and fallen trees, as a result of moderate to heavy intensity rain that can be accompanied by lightning or lightning and strong winds.

If you look at this phenomenon, people are asked to be vigilant and immediately look for a shelter, but not under trees. When there is heavy rain accompanied by strong winds and lightning, people are asked to immediately find safe shelters such as in houses or buildings. To be able to update weather development information, people can access services provided by BMKG through the official BMKG website, BMKG applications and various BMKG social media.