WEATHER FORECAST FOR MULTI-DAY BOATS
For the sea areas in between 20N - 10S and 60E-100E
(Issued at 07.00 a.m. on 27 March 2023, for next 24hours)
Sea areas around the Island
| Condition of Rain: |
| Showers or thundershowers will occur at a few places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Mannar to Matara via Puttalam, Colombo and Galle during the night. |
| Winds: |
| Winds will be north-westerly or variable and wind speed will be (20-30) kmph. |
| State of Sea: |
| The sea areas around the island will be slight. |
Bay of Bengal.
Weather:
EQ - 10N, 80E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at a few places.
Other sea areas : Mainly fair weather.
Winds:
10N - 20N, 80E-100E : Clockwise or variable/ (20-30) kmph.
Other sea areas : North-Easterly to North-westerly or variable/ (10-20) kmph.
State of the Sea:
EQ - 20N, 80E-100E : Slight to moderate.
Arabian Sea
Weather:
EQ - 10N, 60E-80E : Showers or thundershowers at a few places.
Other sea areas : Mainly fair weather.
Winds:
05N-20N, 60E-75E : Clockwise or variable / (20-30) kmph.
Other sea areas : Northerly to North westerly / (10-20) kmph.
State of the Sea:
EQ-20N, 60E-80E : Slight to moderate.
South IndianOcean:
Weather:
EQ-10S, 80E-100E : Showers or thundershowers at several places.
Winds:
EQ-10S, 80E-100E : Southerly to Westerly / (20-40) kmph; gusting up to 50kmph.
Other sea areas : Westerly to Southerlyor variable/ (10-20) kmph.
State of the Sea:
EQ-10S, 80E-100E : Moderate, fairly rough at times.
Other sea areas : Slight to moderate.
**Temporary strong gusty winds and rough seas can be expected during thundershowers.
Duty-Meteorologist
Department of Meteorology