BMKG: List of Areas to be Affected by Heavy Rain Because of Tropical Cyclone Kenanga

Buletin Digital. The Kenanga tropical cyclone has hit the Indonesian territory on Saturday (12/15/2018) and then precisely around 1,400 Km from Bengkulu, southwest of Sumatra Island.

Quoted from the official website of the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), analysis of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Center (TCWC) in Jakarta, the Kenanga tropical cyclone has a maximum speed of 40 knots or around 75 Km per hour.

The Kenanga tropical cyclone has an impact on the acceleration of wind in a number of regions leading to the arrival of heavy rain, the following areas which have the potential to be hit by heavy rain.

Increased wind speed, which tends to be caused by air mass flow from the southern part of Central Indonesia, is also predicted to occur on the southern island of Java, including Banten, DKI Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, D.I. Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, NTB, and NTT.

Areas with the potential for heavy rain in the period December 17-19 2018:

Central Kalimantan
South Kalimantan
East Kalimantan
West Sulawesi
South Sulawesi
Southeast Sulawesi
Central Sulawesi
North Sulawesi
North Maluku
Maluku
West Papua
Papua

Areas that have the potential for heavy rain in the period of December 20-23 2018:

West Sumatra
Bengkulu
Riau
Jambi
South Sumatra
Lampung
Bangka Belitung
Kep. Riau
Banten
DKI Jakarta
West Java
IN. Yogyakarta
East Java
West Kalimantan
Central Kalimantan

The BMKG urges the public to remain vigilant about the potential for hydrometeorological disasters such as floods, flash floods, landslides and strong winds, especially for areas that have received high intensity rain in a few days.

In addition, people who are active in the waters especially south of Sumatra Island are also aware of the potential for high waves and strong winds.

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