Bay of Bengal depression moving away from Sri Lanka

COLOMBO (News 1st) - The depression  centered at latitude 11.4N and longitude 84.6E about 540 km northeast of Jaffna over southwest Bay of Bengal, will gradually weaken and move northwestward, said the Met Department adding that it is very likely to move towards Tamil Nadu-Pondicherry coasts during next 24 hours.

Strong winds about (40-50) kmph can be expected at times over the Northern, North-Central and Eastern provinces.

A few showers will occur in Western and Southern coastal areas and in Northern province.

Mainly fair weather will prevail elsewhere over the country.

Condition of Rain:

Showers or thundershowers will occur at several places in sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Hambantota via Galle and Matara.

Winds: Winds will be north-westerly and speed will be (25-35) kmph. Wind speed may increase up to (50-60) kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Kankasanturai to Trincomalee via Mullaitivu. Wind speed may increase up to 50 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Hambantota via Galle and Matara.

State of Sea:

The sea areas off the coast extending from Kankasanturai to Trincomalee via Mullaitivu will be rough at times. The sea areas off the coast extending from Colombo to Hambantota via Galle and Matara will be fairly rough at times.

There is a possibility that near shore sea areas off the coast extending fromKankasanturai to Trincomalee via Mullaitivu may experience surges due to the effect of swell waves, having (2.0-3.0) m height.