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DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SRI LANKA

WARNING

2019-09-15

ADVISORY

2019-09-16

Heavy Rain and Strong Wind Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre At 03.00 p.m. 15 September 2019 for the period until 03.00 a.m. 16 September 2019 The deep and shallow sea areas off the coast extending from Beruwala to Hambanthota via Galle and Matara

Heavy Rain/Thunderstorm Advisory Issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre At 12.30 a.m. 16 September 2019 for the period until 12.30 a.m. 17 September 2019 For Land Areas

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 16 SEPTEMBER 2019

(Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16 September 2019)

Prevailing showery condition over the island is expected to continue during next few days.

Showers or thundershowers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, Central, Northern and North-western provinces and very heavy falls of above 150 mm are likely at some places in these areas.

Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere over the island after 2.00 p.m and heavy falls about 100 mm are likely at some places.

General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING

NEXT 24 HOURS (Issued at 05.30 a.m. on 16September 2019)

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in the sea areas around the island. Heavy falls will occur at some palaces in Southern, Western and South-eastern deep and shallow sea areas to the island.

Winds will be South-westerly and speed will be (30-40) kmph in the sea areas around the island.

The sea area extending from Hambantota to Pottuvil and the sea area extending from Puttalam to Kankasanturai via Mannar can be rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to (50-55) kmph at times.

Temporarily strong gusty winds (up to 70-80 kmph) and very rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.

Naval and fishing communities are also requested to be vigilant in this regards.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

(Issued at 1600 hours on 15 September 2019)

Prevailing showery condition over the island is expected to continue during next few days.

Showers or thundershowers will occur in the Western, Sabaragamuwa, Southern and North-western provinces and heavy falls of about 100 mm are likely at some places in these areas.

Showers or thundershowers will occur elsewhere over the island after 2.00 p.m and fairly heavy falls above 75 mm are likely at some places.

General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning.

Weather Forecast for Main Cities				Date :	16-Sep-2019
City	Temperature (⁰C)		Relative Humidity (%)		Weather
City	Max	Min	Max	Min	Weather
Anuradhapura	34	25	90	60	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Batticaloa	31	25	95	75	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Colombo	30	24	95	75	Showers or thundershowers
Galle	28	25	95	80	Showers or thundershowers
Jaffna	31	26	90	80	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Kandy	31	21	95	60	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Nuwara-Eliya	20	14	95	70	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Ratnapura	31	23	95	70	Showers or thundershowers
Trincomalee	34	24	95	60	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m
Mannar	30	25	90	80	Showers or thundershowers after 2.00p.m