Met Department Issues Advisory for Low Pressure Area Over South-East Bay of Bengal Sea

COLOMBO (News 1st): The Department of Meteorology says that the low-level atmospheric disturbance in the Bay of Bengal, to the southeast of the Sri Lanka has intensified into a low-pressure area. 

Accordingly, the Met Department forecasts showery conditions over the island, particularly in the Northern, North-Central, Eastern, Uva and Central provinces and is expected to enhance from January 8th.

Showers will occur at times in Eastern, Central, Uva, North-Central and Northern provinces. Heavy falls about 100 mm are likely at some places in Uva province and in Nuwara-Eliya, Matale, Polonnaruwa, Batticaloa and Ampara districts.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at several places elsewhere in the Island after 1.00 p.m.

Strong winds about 50 kmph can be expected at times over Eastern slopes of the central hills, Northern, North-central, North-western and Eastern provinces and in Hambantota, Gampaha Colombo and Monaragala districts.

The Meteorological Department is constantly monitoring the behavior of the system. 

The general public are requested to be attentive to the future forecasts and bulletins issued by the Department of Meteorology in this regards.