The depression over the southeast Arabian Sea area is moving away from the country. Prevailing showery condition is expected to continue over the island today.
Showers or thundershowers will occur over most parts of the island.
Very heavy falls about 150 mm can be expected at some places in the Southern, Central, Sabaragamuwa and Western provinces.
Heavy falls above 100 mm can be expected at some places in the Eastern, North-western, North-central and Uva provinces and in Mannar district.
Fairly strong gusty winds up to 40-50kmh can be expected over the Southern province and in the Rathnapura district.
There may be temporary localized strong winds during thundershowers. General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by lightning activity.
SEA AREAS
The low pressure area over the southeast Arabian Sea has developed in to a depression and it is located near latitude 11.2°N and longitude 67.0°E and 1500 km away from Colombo.It is very likely to intensify further in to a Cyclonic Storm during next 24 hours and likely to move northwestwards away from Sri Lanka.
The possibility of the roughness in the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Hambanthota via Puttalam, Colombo, Galle and Matara is high with the increase of wind speed up to 70-80kmph.
Naval and fishing communities are also requested to be vigilant in this regards.
Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the Western, South-Western and Southern sea areas of the island. Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in the other sea areas around the island.
Winds will be south-westerly in direction and wind speed will be 30-40 kmph in the sea areas extending from Bentota to Pottuvil via Galle and Hambantota. This sea area can be fairly rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 50 kmph at times.
Winds will be variable in direction in the other sea areas around the island and wind speed will be 15-25 kmph.
Temporarily strong gusty winds and rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.
