INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
coast over Southwest Bay of Bengal tonight (Dec 09), the Department of Meteorology says.It was located near latitude 10.6N and longitude
possible in the Northern Province with heavy rainfall exceeding 100mm at some places.Showers will occur at times in the Sabaragamuwa
Province and in Galle, Matara, Anuradhapura and Trincomalee districts.Several spells of showers may occur in the Western and North-Western
Provinces and Nuwara-Eliya and Kandy districts.Strong winds of about 60-70 kmph can be expected at times over the Northern, North-Central,
Eastern, Uva - Central provinces.Sea areas:Under the influence of the cyclonic storm over Southwest Bay of Bengal, the deep and shallow sea
3.5m are expected in the sea areas off the coast extending from Kankesanturai to Pottuvil via Trincomalee - Batticaloa.The Meteorology
Department has advised naval and fishing communities against venturing into the deep and shallow sea areas off the coast extending from
Department of Meteorology in this regard.Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar
to Trincomalee via Kankesanturai
Showers will occur in several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Hambantota via Matara.Winds will be
north-westerly to south-westerly
Wind speed will be 40-50 kmph and gusting up to 65-75 kmph at times over the sea area extending from Kankesanturai to Pottuvil via
Trincomalee - Batticaloa and over the sea area of Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota.Wind speed will be 30-40 kmph and gusting up to 50-60
kmph at times in the other sea areas around the island.The sea areas off the coast extending from Kankesanturai to Pottuvil via Trincomalee
and Batticaloa will be very rough and high at times
The sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be very rough at times
The other sea areas around the island will be rough at times.
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