The Department of Meteorology has issued a ‘Red’ alert for naval and fishing communities warning of strong winds and rough seas in the deep and shallow sea areas in the southwest Bay of Bengal.
As per the warning, the Cyclonic storm “MICHAUNG” (pronounced as “MIGJAUM”) over Southwest Bay of Bengal was located near latitude 13.2°N and longitude 81.2°E, at 0530hrs of 04 December and about 395 km northeast of Jaffna.
The system is expected to intensify further and move northwestward away from Sri Lanka towards North Tamil Nadu coast of India, it added.
Thereafter, it would move northwards and cross South Andhra Pradesh coasts around December 05, 2023, according to the Met. Department.
Thus, the naval and fishing communities are advised not to venture into the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Trincomalee via Kankasanthurai and in to the marked areas for the next 24 hours.
Those who are out at aforementioned sea regions are advised to return to coasts or moved safer areas immediately.
Meanwhile, fishing and naval community are requested to be attentive to future forecasts issued by the Department of Meteorology in this regard.
