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Rough seas due to tropical cyclone in Bay of Bengal
Dec 07, 201307:04 AM
The depression in the Bay of Bengal has intensified in to a tropical cyclone and is located about 330 km to the east of Jaffna, the Department of Meteorology said. However, the cyclone is slowly moving away from Sri Lanka towards India.
Under the influence of the system windy conditions are expected to continue over the country (particularly eastern slopes of the central hills) and over the suburb sea areas, it said.
Intermittent showers or thundershowers are expected to occur in the Northern, Eastern, and North Central provinces while very heavy falls (about 150mm) are also likely at some places.
According to the severe weather advisory issued by the Early Warning Centre of the Met Department, there will be intermittent showers or thundershowers in the sea areas off the coast extending from Pottuvil to Mannar via Batticaloa and Jaffna.
Winds will be North-westerly (but rotating anticlockwise) and speed will be 30-50 kmph. The winds speed over the sea area off the coast extending from Pottuvil to Puttalam via Jaffna and Batticaloa will be strengthening up to 80kmph at times and up to 60kmph at times in the other sea areas around the island.
The sea areas off the coast extending from Pottuvil to Puttalam via Jaffna and Batticaloa will be very rough and dangerous and the other sea areas around the Island will be rough at times, it said.
