Heavy rains for multiple provinces today (4)

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The Department of Meteorology says that showers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa, and North-Western provinces and in Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya, Galle, and Matara districts. 

Fairly heavy falls of about 50 mm can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa Province.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in Uva and Eastern provinces during the evening or night.

The general public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.

Condition of Rain:

Showers will occur at times in the sea area off the coast extending from Puttalam to Matara via Colombo.

Winds:

Winds will be south-westerly and wind speed will be (20-40) kmph. 

Wind speed may increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Galle via Colombo. 

Wind speed may increase up to (55-60) kmph from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota. 

State of Sea:

The sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Galle via Colombo will be rough at times and from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota will be rough and very rough at times.

There is a possibility to increase swell waves about (2.5 m – 3.0 m) in the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambantota and about (2.0 m – 2.5 m) in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Galle via Colombo.

Therefore, it is advised not to venture into fishing and naval activities in the sea areas off the coast extending from Galle to Pottuvil via Hambanthota and requested to be vigilant, in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Galle via Colombountil further notice.