(COLOMBO) – The weather authorities in Sri Lanka on Thursday warned the naval and fishing communities to stay away from the sea owing to predicted turbulent weather.
The latest weather development is set to see the price of fish varieties sky rocket in the coming days.
The Sri Lanka Meteorology Department has issued an advisory for heavy rain, strong winds and rough seas for multi-day boats in the Northern Bay of Bengal deep sea areas.
Issuing the advisory, the Department said that a low-pressure area is likely to form over Northern Bay of Bengal at the weekend.
Very strong winds of 70-80 kmph accompanied with heavy rainfalls and very rough seas are likely over above sea areas, it added.
Naval and fishing communities were advised against venturing into the sea areas for the next three days.
Furthermore, the department has advised those who are already out at aforementioned sea regions to return to coasts or move to safer areas immediately.
Fishing and naval community were requested to be attentive to future forecasts issued by the Department of Meteorology in this regard from time to time.
