Jakarta, March 29 -- Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) issued a warning of potential thunderstorms in most of the country's provinces on Friday.

According to the agency, the provinces to be potentially hit by heavy rains, strong winds, and lighting on Friday include West Sumatra, Riau, Bengkulu, Jambi, South Sumatra, Lampung, West Java, and Jakarta.

Those in Central Java, Yogyakarta, East Java, Bali, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, West Kalimantan, Central Kalimantan, and South Kalimantan were also cautioned about the potential for thunderstorms.

The BMKG additionally warned residents in the provinces of North Sulawesi, Gorontalo, South Sulawesi, North Maluku, Maluku, and West Papua to stay aler...