FF-23
FLEET FORECAST
Fleet Forecast for Area - E
Issued by the National Meteorological Center, Department of Meteorology Sri Lanka.
Valid period: 2024.12.12/0600UTC to 2024.12.12/1400UTC
Issued at 0000UTC on 2024.12.12
To: CBO Radio/Fisheries/SL Navy/CBO Port/Coast Guard
The low-pressure area over the southwest Bay of Bengal is very likely to continue to move west-northwestwards towards
the Tamil Nadu coast close to Northern Sri Lanka during the next 24 hours. Temporarily very strong winds accompanied
with heavy rainfalls and very rough seas are likely over aforementioned sea areas.
Shear line is approximately along : 03N 60E, 05N 70E, 07N 80E, 06N 90E, 08N 100E
ITCZ is approximately along : 05S 60E, 07S 70E, 07S 80E, 06S 90E, 08S 100E
Weather:
SCT Showers / T’Showers in sections : 00, 10, 35, 60, 65, 70, 75
ISOL Showers / T'showers elsewhere
Winds:
North of Shear line:
West of 75E : NE'ly to NW'ly / (10-15)kts; gusting up to 20kts in section 00
East of 75E : E'ly to NW'ly / (10-20)kts; gusting up to 25kts in section 05.
In between shear line and ITCZ:
NW'ly to W'ly/(10-20)kts; sgusting up to 25kts in sections 45, 50, 55.
South of ITCZ :
SE'ly to SW'ly/(15-20)kts, gusting up to (25-30)kts in sections 60, 65, 70, 75
Seas:
Rough, very rough at times in section : 05, 70, 75
Fairly rough, rough at times in sections : 10, 45, 50, 55, 65, 80
Moderate, fairly rough at times in sections : 00, 25, 30, 40, 60, 85
Slight to moderate elsewhere.
**Note that seas can be temporarily very rough during thundershowers.
============================End==============================================
The next Fleet Forecast will be issued at 1200UTC, 2024.12.12