Several Provinces on Alert Status for Extreme Weather, Here's the Detail
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The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) reports that three provinces are on high alert and 12 are on alert due to the potential for extreme weather in the form of heavy rain.
"Increased rainfall to heavy categories in these areas triggers the potential for hydrometeorological disasters from March 14-16, 2024," said BMKG in its press release on Thursday (14/3/2024).
BMKG explained that areas with potential hydrometeorological disasters, including floods, are categorized as Alert, Watch, and the highest level, Warning. Details are as follows:
High Alert Category
* Banten
* Central Kalimantan
* East Nusa Tenggara
Alert Category
* Bengkulu
* Lampung
* West Java
* Central Java
* Yogyakarta Special Region
* East Java
* Bali
* West Nusa Tenggara
* Central Kalimantan
* South Sulawesi
* Maluku
* Papua
According to BMKG, the potential for heavy rain is triggered by several atmospheric phenomena in Indonesia.
First, the activity of the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) and the Kelvin and Rossby Equatorial waves are still being monitored and are predicted to be active in Indonesia in the next few days.
Second, three Tropical Cyclone Seeds, namely Tropical Cyclone Seeds 91S, 94S, and 93P, are monitored around the Indian Ocean south of Java, the Timor Sea, and the Australian Sea, showing an influence on the southern part of Indonesia.
With the combined influence of these atmospheric phenomena, BMKG also predicts the potential for moderate to heavy rain accompanied by lightning/strong winds in parts of Indonesia until March 18, 2024, including the following areas:
* Bengkulu
* Lampung
* Banten
* West Java
* Jakarta
* Central Java
* Yogyakarta Special Region
* East Java
* Bali
* West Nusa Tenggara
* East Nusa Tenggara
* Central Kalimantan
* East Kalimantan
* North Kalimantan
* South Sulawesi
* Maluku
* West Papua
* Papua
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