BMKG Warns of Tidal Flooding in Some Coastal Areas in Indonesia

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) said the phenomenon of the super new moon that coincides with perigee (the closest distance between moon and earth) on March 10, 2024, has the potential to increase the height of maximum sea tides causing tidal flooding.

Head of the BMKG's Maritime Meteorology Center, Eko Prasetyo, said that based on monitoring of water level data and tidal predictions, coastal flooding or tidal flooding has the potential to occur in several coastal areas of Indonesia.

"The potential for coastal flooding is different in time (days and hours) in each region," Eko said through a written statement. 

In general, tidal floods have an impact on community activities around ports and coasts, such as loading and unloading, activities in coastal communities, as well as salt ponds and inland fisheries activities.

"Stay vigilant and alert to anticipate the impact of maximum tides and pay attention to updates on maritime weather information from BMKG," he said.

Location and time of potential tidal flooding in Indonesia

1. Coastal North Sumatra

- Coastal Belawan March 9 - 15, 2024

2. Coastal Riau Islands

- Batam coast and Bintan coast March 10 - 13, 2024

- Coastal Karimun 9 - 13 March 2024

3. Coastal Banten

- West coast of Banten 10 - 16 March 2024

- Banten south coast 11 - 16 March 2024

4. Coastal Central Java 

- Coastal Brebes Regency, Tegal City, Tegal Regency, Pemalang Regency, Pekalongan Regency, Semarang City, and Demak Regency March 7 - 8, 2024.

5. Coastal East Java

- Surabaya Harbor March 8 - 9, 2024, 

- West part of coastal Surabaya 6 - 13 March 2024

6. Coastal West Kalimantan

- Coastal West Kalimantan 7 - 8 March 2024

7. Coastal North Sulawesi

- North coast of Sangihe Islands, east coast of Sangihe Islands, north coast of Talaud Islands, and east coast of Talaud Islands March 7 - 11, 2024

8. Coastal North Maluku

- Loloda coast, Morotai coast, and Maba coast March 10 - 13, 2024

IRSYAN HASYIM

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