SEMARANG \u2014 Haze from forest and land fires in Kalimantan and Sumatra\nhas been detected over the Java Sea. However, it has not reached the\nshore or coastal areas, particularly in Central Java.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on satellite monitoring at 1pm today, the haze has reached the\nJava Sea in the direction of Central Java. So it has not yet reached\nCentral Java,\u201d said Noor Indah Indriyani, a forecaster at the\nMeteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency\u2019s (BMKG) Ahmad Yani\nMeteorological Station in Semarang, on Friday (16 October 2026).<\/p>\n
She said the haze had not yet reached the coast. \u201cSatellite images\nshow that the haze carried from Kalimantan and Sumatra has spread as far\nas the Java Sea, the waters between Kalimantan and Java. But it has not\nreached the shore; it is still out in the middle,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Noor explained that the spread of haze to an area is affected by\nseveral factors, including atmospheric conditions, wind and humidity.\nThe Ahmad Yani Meteorological Station in Semarang is continuing to\nmonitor the movement of haze from forest and land fires in both\nKalimantan and Sumatra.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor now, the latest update is that it has reached the Java Sea,\u201d\nNoor said.<\/p>\n
According to Noor, winds are currently blowing from the east to the\nsouth-east because the dry season is still under way. Humidity is\nrelatively low, or conditions are tending to be dry, also as a result of\nthe dry season.<\/p>\n
Noor said that under the current wind pattern, haze from fires in\nKalimantan or Sumatra could enter Central Java. \u201cBut the winds are not\nalways the same at every atmospheric layer. For now, the haze carried\nfrom Kalimantan and Sumatra has reached only the Java Sea,\u201d she\nsaid.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/forest-and-land-fire-haze-begins-to-blanket-java-sea-waters-1792158698", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }