In the next 24 hours, the strength of the Surigae Cyclone is anticipated to increase
Jakarta – Surigae Cyclone had formed around the Western Pacific, north of Papua, at 8.2 North Latitude (LU) -137 East Longitude (BT), some 1,050 kilometers north of Biak, the Meteorology, Meteorology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) specified.
” The Surigae Tropical Cyclone is a development of the 94 W cyclone seed, which earlier grew around the waters of the West Pacific, north of Papua, which was kept track of given that April 12, 2021,” BMKG Deputy for Meteorology Guswanto stated here on Wednesday.
Guswanto discussed that the cyclone was formed on Wednesday at 4 a.m. regional time.
The maximum wind speed around the Surigae Tropical Cyclone system depends on 40 knots (75 km/h), with pressure at its center of up to 1,000 hPa. Cyclone Surigae is moving northwest, at speeds of approximately six knots (11 km/h), and approaching the eastern waters of the Philippines.
” In the next 24 hours, the strength of the Surigae Hurricane is anticipated to increase,” he said.
The deputy mentioned that the presence of the cyclone in the next 24 hours might have an indirect effect in the type of potential rains of moderate- to heavy-intensity that can be accompanied by lightning and strong winds.
The indirect effect of the cyclone will be felt in North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, North Maluku, West Papua, and Papua.
The effect is apparent from the sea waves reaching heights of 1.25 -2.5 meters in the eastern part of Sulawesi Sea, waters of the Sangihe Islands-Talaud Islands, waters of the Siau Tagulandang Biaro Islands, Bitung-Likupang waters, Maluku Sea, southern waters of North Sulawesi, waters of the Halmahera Islands, Halmahera Sea, Pacific Ocean north of Halmahera, northern waters of Raja Ampat, southern waters of Biak, Cendrawasih Bay and Jayapura-Sarmi waters.
In addition, the other apparent effects are sea waves touching heights of 2.5-4.0 meters in the waters of Manokwari, waters north of Biak, and the northern Pacific Ocean of West Papua. Sea waves reaching a height of 4 to 6 meters are forecast to happen in the northern Pacific Ocean of Papua.
Over the next 3 days, moderate- to heavy-intensity rains may potentially take place in numerous areas, such as the west coast of Sumatra, southern Sumatra, Banten, West Java, Central Java, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, northern West Kalimantan, northern Central Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, Central Sulawesi, West Sulawesi, North Maluku, West Papua, and Papua.
” On the other hand, locations with alert levels for possible flooding or flash floods in the next 2 days, based on impact-based projections, are Aceh, Bengkulu, South Sumatra, Lampung, West Java, Central Java, East Java, North Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, North Sulawesi, Central Sulawesi, Gorontalo, and North Maluku,” Guswanto mentioned.
The BMKG continues to monitor the development of Hurricane Surigae and the potential impacts of extreme weather condition.
Concerning the capacity for severe weather condition, the people are recommended to not sail in the territorial waters of northern Papua, North Maluku, and North Sulawesi.
The people are encouraged to prevent locations vulnerable to catastrophes, such as river valleys, slopes susceptible to landslides, quickly fallen trees, and beaches, and are urged to stay alert for potential effects, including flash floods, coastal floods, and landslides.
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