Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology has issued an amber advisory for strong winds and rough seas as a new low-pressure system is expected to develop over the southeast Bay of Bengal later this week.
According to the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre, the low-pressure area is likely to form around November 13 before moving northwestwards and intensifying into a well-marked low-pressure area within the following 24 hours.
Wind speeds of 40–50 km/h, with gusts reaching up to 60 km/h, are forecast over the Andaman Sea and southeast Bay of Bengal on November 14 and 15.
The developing weather system has prompted authorities to alert fishing and naval communities, particularly multi-day fishing vessels operating in deep-sea areas of the southeast Bay of Bengal.
The Meteorology Department has urged those operating in the affected waters to exercise extreme caution and closely monitor future weather forecasts and official advisories.
The advisory was issued on Tuesday afternoon (November 10) and remains valid until 4 p.m. on November 13. (Newswire)
