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BMKG Warns of Extreme Weather Potential on 28 February across Banten, West Java, to East Nusa Tenggara

| By indrastuti | Source: MEDIA_INDONESIA Translated from Indonesian | Social Policy
BMKG Warns of Extreme Weather Potential on 28 February across Banten, West Java, to East Nusa Tenggara
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The Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency (BMKG) has forecasted the potential for significant weather events across various regions of Indonesia on Saturday, 28 February. A combination of low-pressure systems and cyclonic circulation is triggering increased growth of rain clouds across several areas.

The public is urged to heighten vigilance against the potential for heavy to very heavy rainfall, which may be accompanied by lightning and strong winds.

BMKG is monitoring a low-pressure system over the Indian Ocean south-west of Lampung. This system is forming a convergence zone and confluence area from the Indian Ocean south-west of Banten extending to waters south of western Java.

Additionally, a cyclonic circulation has been detected in the South China Sea, which is also forming convergence and confluence zones in the region.

Other convergence zones are expected to form in:

  • South Sumatra

  • Indian Ocean south-west of Bengkulu to south of West Java

  • Java Sea

  • Central and South Kalimantan

  • Makassar Strait

  • Banda Sea

  • Maluku

  • Arafura Sea

  • Mountainous Papua and South Papua

Meanwhile, confluence zones are expected to form in:

  • Indian Ocean west of Bengkulu to south of West Java

  • Eastern Java Sea

  • Flores Sea

  • West Nusa Tenggara

  • East Nusa Tenggara

  • Banda Sea

  • Arafura Sea

These conditions are increasing the potential for rain cloud growth throughout the affected regions.

BMKG urges heightened vigilance against the potential for heavy to very heavy rainfall in the regions of:

  • Banten

  • West Java

  • Special Region of Yogyakarta

  • Central Java

  • East Java

  • Bali

  • West Nusa Tenggara

  • East Nusa Tenggara

  • South Sulawesi

  • Maluku

Meanwhile, moderate to heavy rainfall is also forecast to occur in several other regions.

Western Indonesian Regions:

Rainfall with lightning:

  • Jambi

  • Bandar Lampung

Moderate rainfall:

  • Yogyakarta

Light rainfall:

  • Medan

  • Tanjung Pinang

  • Pangkal Pinang

  • Palembang

  • Most of Java

  • Tanjung Selor

  • Palangkaraya

Partly cloudy to mostly cloudy:

  • Banda Aceh

  • Pekanbaru

  • Bengkulu

  • Pontianak

  • Samarinda

  • Banjarmasin

Haze/fog:

  • Padang

Eastern Indonesian Regions:

Moderate rainfall:

  • Makassar

Light rainfall:

  • Denpasar

  • Mataram

  • Kupang

  • Parts of Sulawesi

  • Ternate

  • Ambon

  • Parts of Papua

Partly cloudy:

  • Jayapura

BMKG urges the public to continually update weather information through the official website bmkg.go.id and BMKG’s official social media channels. Heightened vigilance is especially necessary for regions that may experience flooding, landslides, or strong winds as a result of high-intensity rainfall.

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