Naval, fishing communities advised not to venture to sea

The naval and fishing communities were advised not to venture into the south-west Bay of Bengal sea area and the deep and shallow sea areas around the island until further notice, the Metrology Department said.

They said that it is likely to intensify further into a depression during the next 36 hours and move west-northwestwards towards North Tamil Nadu, closer to the north coast of Sri Lanka.

There can be heavy showers or thundershowers, strong winds up to 60 to 70 kmph associated with rough seas over the aforementioned sea area and the sea areas around the island.

Therefore, the department requested that those who are in the aforementioned sea regions be advised to return to the coasts or move to safer areas as soon as possible.

The fishing and naval communities are requested to be attentive regarding future forecasts issued in this regard. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)