The main road at Kg Sungai Liang covered with water affected by flood in 2009. Picture: BT
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
THE yearly Northeast monsoon wave has arrived expecting to usher in more thunderstorms over the next two months, making the season a time for vigilance and caution, according to the Meteorological Service duty forecaster.
When contacted by The Brunei Times, the duty forecaster explained, "we are expecting more of the same weather conditions thunderstorms to come over the next couple of days, months but it depends on the intensity and duration of the daily weather patterns".
Asked if there are any advisory warnings in particular for the next two months, the duty forecaster said the public must be aware, cautious and vigilant, and to pay attention to mass media on weather updates or warnings.
As the "weather intensity will vary from day to day," the forecaster advised the public to contact the weather hotline 114 or to check online updates at www.bruneiweather.com.bn if they have any concerns about poor weather conditions. Yesterday's weather trend from 1pm onwards showed that thundershowers originated, and were concentrated in and around Brunei-Muara and Temburong before shifting westward to Tutong and Belait to cover the whole country. He added that as a general view however, December and January are the wettest months of the year in the Sultanate. "It is the norm for Brunei, the NE monsoon to be precise."
Over the next three to four days, sea conditions will be tame as the duty forecaster explained that the prevailing winds will be light, however he stressed that the conditions are subject to sudden changes and cannot be read beyond four days.
courtesy of--The Brunei Times
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