BMKG Warns of Hydrometeorological Disasters in Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) continued to warn Central Sulawesi and Gorontalo of hydrometeorological disasters today, September 5, following high-intensity rain in the regions. The early warnings have been issued since last weekend.

The alerts are based on the existence of cyclonic circulation in Makassar Strait and the Sulawesi Sea. According to the agency, it forms a convergence zone extending across the Sulawesi Sea, in the Makassar Strait, and in North Sulawesi.

As is known, convergence is able to increase the potential for rain cloud growth around the area. The agency also monitored the convergence zone in Aceh, in North Sumatra, in the waters west of Bengkulu and Lampung, in East Java, extending from South Kalimantan to West Kalimantan, in Maluku, in NTT, in West Papua, and in Papua today.

Regions that are forecasted to see thunderstorms are Gorontalo, Banjarmasin, and Pangkal Pinang. Besides, heavy rains are likely to occur in Bandar Lampung, Mamuju, and Medan.

The BMKG also predicted that today's air temperature will be around 20-34 degrees Celsius, with the lowest temperature in Bandung and the highest in Semarang and Surabaya.

MARIA FRANSISCA LAHUR

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