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DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY SRI LANKA

WARNING

2018.08.14

ADVISORY

2018.08.14

PLEASE BE AWARE The possibility of increasing wind speed is still high over the sea areas around the island.

PLEASE BE AWARE The possibility of increasing wind speed is still high over the island.

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WEATHER FORECAST FOR 15^th AUGUST 2018

(Issued at 1200 noon on 14^thAugust 2018)

The possibility of increasing showery condition and wind speed is still high over the island, particularly in the South-western part in today and tomorrow.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Western and North-western provinces and in Galle, Matara districts.

Heavy falls about 100mm can be expected at some places in Central, Sabaragamuwa provinces and in Kaluthara district, and above 50mm can be expected at some places in Kurunegala district.

Light showers will occur in Anuradhapura, Mannar and Hambantota districts.

Strong gusty winds up to 60 kmph can be expected over the island particularly, in Central, Sabaragamuwa, North-western, North-central and Uva provinces and Hambanthota and Batticaloa districts.

WEATHER FORECAST FOR SEA AREAS AROUND THE ISLAND DURING

NEXT 24 HOURS (Issued at 1200 noon on 14^th August 2018)

The possibility of increasing wind speed is still high over the sea areas around the island.

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

Winds will be south-westerly in direction and wind speed will be 35-45 kmph.

The sea areas around the island can be rough or very rough at times as the wind speed can increase up to 60-70 kmph at times.

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

WEATHER FORECAST FOR NEXT 36 HOURS

(ISSUED AT 1600 HOURS ON 13^th AUGUST2018)

The possibility of increasing Showery condition and wind speed to some extent is still high over the island, particularly in the South-western part.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Kaluthara and Galle districts.

Several spells of showers will occur in North-western province and in Colombo, Gampaha, Matara and Hambantota districts.

Fairly heavy falls above 75 mm can be expected at some places in Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Kaluthara district.

Fairly strong gusty winds up to 50 kmph can be expected over the island particularly, in Central, Sabaragamuwa, Southern, North-western, North-central and Uva provinces.

Weather Forecast for Main Cities				Date :	14-Aug-2018
City	Temperature (⁰C)		Relative Humidity (%)		Weather
City	Max	Min	Max	Min	Weather
Anuradhapura	32	26	85	55	Mainly fair
Batticaloa	36	26	90	75	Mainly fair
Colombo	30	26	90	75	Several spells of light showers
Galle	28	26	95	85	Several spells of showers
Jaffna	33	28	75	60	Mainly fair
Kandy	27	22	90	75	Showers at times
Nuwara-Eliya	16	14	95	90	Showers at times
Ratnapura	29	25	90	80	Showers at times
Trincomalee	36	26	80	45	Mainly fair
Mannar	30	27	85	75	Mainly fair