Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) predicts that extreme weather will continue to disrupt a number of provinces in Indonesia until the end of the Eid holiday period.
According to a report from Weather Prospects for the Next Week quoted from CNN Indonesia, this extreme weather is mainly in the form of rain with moderate to heavy intensity which is predicted to occur in areas such as northern to central Sumatra, most of Java, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, most of Kalimantan, central to southern Sulawesi, Maluku, North Maluku, West Papua and Papua.
An early warning was issued by the BMKG so that the public remains alert to the potential for extreme weather which could result in disasters such as tornadoes, heavy rain accompanied by lightning, hail and other dangers such as floods, landslides, flash floods, puddles of water, strong winds, fallen trees and slippery roads.
The details of areas potentially affected by extreme weather are:
April 9-10
Aceh, North Sumatra, West Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands, Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, Lampung, Banten, West Java, Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, West Kalimantan, Kalimantan Central, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku, West Papua and Papua.
April 13-15
Aceh, West Sumatra, Riau, Riau Islands, Jambi, Bengkulu, South Sumatra, Bangka Belitung Islands, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, DI Yogyakarta, East Java, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, South Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, West Sulawesi , Central Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, Southeast Sulawesi, Maluku, West Papua and Papua.
BMKG also revealed several atmospheric phenomena that will influence future weather conditions, including Equatorial Rossby atmospheric wave activity which is predicted to be active in a number of regions in Indonesia, such as north-central Sumatra, Kalimantan, Bali, NTB, NTT, Central Sulawesi, Maluku, West Papua, and Papua within the next week.
Apart from that, Kelvin atmospheric waves are also predicted to be active in several regions of Indonesia such as Sumatra, Java, Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, NTB, NTT, Maluku and southern Papua within the next week.
The tropical cyclone OLGA phenomenon observed in the Indian Ocean south of NTB was also taken into account. This cyclone can induce an increase in wind speed of >25 knots (low level jet) from northern Australia to the Indian Ocean south of NTB, and beyond, which has the potential to influence the weather in nearby areas.
Apart from that, BMKG also noted areas of wind convergence and confluence in a number of Indonesian waters which also have the potential to influence local weather conditions.
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