FF-07
FLEET FORECAST
Fleet Forecast for Area - E
Issued by the National Meteorological Center, Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka.
Valid period: 2020.04.04/0600UTC to 2020.04.04/1400UTC
Issued at 0000UTC on 2020.04.04
To: CBO Radio/Fisheries/SL Navy/CBO Port/Coast Guard
Synoptic situation: -
Shear line is approximately along: EQ 60E, 01S 70E, 03S 80E, EQ 90E, 03N 100E.
ITCZ is approximately along: 05S 60E, 09S 70E, 12S 80E, 10S 90E, 06S 100E.
Winds:
North of Shear line:
West of 80E: NE’ly / (10-15) kts.
East of 80E: NE’ly to E’ly / (05-15) kts.
In between Shear line and ITCZ:
West of 76E: N’ly to NW’ly / (20-25) kts; gusting up to 25 kts in sections 60 and 65.
East of 76E: W’ly or Variable / (10-15) kts.
South of ITCZ:
West of 84E: NW’ly to W’ly / (15-20) kts; gusting up to (25) kts in sections 80 and 85.
East of 84E: SW’ly or Variable / (10-15) kts.
Weather: -
OCNL Showers / T’Showers in section: 60, 65, 80
SCT Showers / T’Showers in sections: 15, 35, 55, 85
ISOL Showers / T’Showers in sections: 05, 25, 40, 45, 70, 75
Mainly fair weather elsewhere.
Seas: -
Fairly rough to rough at times in sections 60, 65, 80 and 85.
Moderate in sections 00 and 20.
Slight to Moderate elsewhere.