Karhutla Smoke Stay clear of Jabocibek, People are asked to stay alert

The Meteorology Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) revealed the smoke of forest fires and land which had entered the West of Java on Friday (16 / 10), has fallen away.

Based on monitoring the satellite image, carhutla smoke was in Jakarta, Bogor, Depok, Assault, and Robo. However, the presence of the smoke did not last long and did not affect the quality of the air on the surface.

The results of the BMKG watch on Saturday (17 / 10) at 0800, 10: 00, and 13.00 WIB show a burst of karhutla smoke in the region began to move away gradually due to changing direction and wind movement.

The chief secretary of BMKG Guswanto insists that the existence of smoke detected by the satellite doesn't always show increased concentration of pollutants on the surface so the public doesn't have to panic.

"BMKG urge society to remain vigilant and monitor the developing quality of air in its own environment. BMKG continues to monitor atmospheric dynamics and pass on the latest information to society to take anticypative steps," Guwanto said, quoted from the official BMKG page, Saturday (17 / 10).

According to the air pollution indicator based on a smooth concentration of PM2.5 particulates in Kedallan, a delicate concentration of particulates in the region at that point ranging between 46,7-109.7 micrograms per cubic meter, is in the range of the category being unhealthy.

Meanwhile, based on the Standard Air Index of the Ministry of Environment, the quality of Jakarta air varies from either to unhealthy category, with PM2.5 as a critical parameter.

The ISPU in Marunda has a 49 (good) record, brother land 60, Ivory 103, missing 116, and a 120 orange garden.

BMKG says to this day that the vapor of carhutla smoke in other areas is still being monitored in most of Sumatra and Kalimantan, in the middle to the south, the Maluku Islands, and most of Papua. Smoke-monitored moving northwest to northeast.

Based on monitoring on October 16, 2026 at 00.00-23.59 WIB, BMKG recorded 478 high-level heat points. South Sumatra records the largest number in 189, following East Java 89 points, South Papua 63 points, as well as West Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan each 26 points.

"Nevertheless, the daily amount of heat points in Central Kalimantan are decreasing significantly compared to monitoring on 15th October 2026, from 485 points to 26 points. This development shows a decrease in the amount of hot spots detected in the region, despite the potential carhutla still needs to be observed," in the Plt.

BMKG initiated a number of areas like southern Sumatra, Java, Bali, Southeast Nusa, and some of Kalimantan, still experiencing relatively dry conditions on 17-24 October 2026 as the low potential for growth clouds.

Meanwhile, the chance of growing clouds of rain is still more than 70 percent likely to appear in a number of areas, especially northern Sumatra, Kalimantan, Basiwesi, Northern Maluku, and Papua.

"While wind patterns on the atmosphere layer 925-500 hectopascals are generally dominated by winds from east to southeast at 5-34 knots. The pattern affects the direction of the movement and the spread of carhutla smoke as well as the process of developing rain clouds in various parts of Indonesia.