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FLEET FORECAST
Fleet Forecast for Area - E
Issued by the National Meteorological Center, Department of Meteorology Sri Lanka.
Valid period: 2024.07.27/0600UTC to 2024.07.27/1400UTC
Issued at 0000UTC on 2024.07.27
To: CBO Radio/Fisheries/SL Navy/CBO Port/Coast Guard
Shear line is approximately along : 02N 60E, 02N 70E, EQ 80E, 03N 90E, 05N 100E
Weather:
OCNL Showers / T’Showers in sections : 15
SCT Showers / T’Showers in sections : 05, 20, 40, 45, 50, 80, 85
ISOL Showers / T’Showers : 00, 10, 25, 30, 35, 55
Mainly fair-weather elsewhere.
Winds:
North of shear line
West of 80E : SW'ly to W'ly /(10-20)kts; gusting up to (25-30)kts in sections 05.
East of 80E : SW'ly /(15-20)kts; gusting up to (25-30)kts in section 10.
South of Shear line
SE'ly /(10-20)kts; gusting up to 25kts in sections 60, 65, 70, 80 and 85.
Seas:
Rough, very rough at times in sections : 00 and 85
Rough in sections : 65, 70, 80 and 85
Fairly rough to rough in sections : 05, 10, 15, 40, 45, 60
Moderate to fairly rough in sections : 30, 35, 50, 55
Slight to moderate elsewhere.
**Note that seas can be temporarily very rough during thundershowers.
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The next Fleet Forecast will be issued at 1200UTC, 2024.07.27