Fleet Forecast

FF-51
FLEET FORECAST
Fleet Forecast for Area - E

Issued by the National Meteorological Center, Department of Meteorology Sri Lanka.
Valid period: 2024.04.26/0600UTC to 2024.04.26/1400UTC
Issued at 0000UTC on 2024.04.26

To: CBO Radio/Fisheries/SL Navy/CBO Port/Coast Guard

ITCZ is approximately along : 01N 60E, 03N 70E, 04N 80E, 03N 90E, 02N 100E
Shear line is approximately along: 03S 60E, EQ 70E, 03S 80E, 04S 90E, 04S 100E

Winds:
North of ITCZ
West of 73E : SE'ly to NE'ly or Anticlockwise /(05-15)kts.
Inbetween 73E & 80E : SW'ly or Variable/(05-10)kts.
East of 80E : NE'ly to SE'ly /(05-10)kts.

Inbetween ITCZ and Shear line:
West of 78E : W'ly to SW'ly /(05-15)kts.
East of 78E : NW'ly to W'ly /(05-15)kts.

South of Shear line :
SE'ly or E'ly/(10-20)kts; gusting up to 25kts in sections 65, 70, 75, 80, 85

Weather:
OCNL Showers / T’Showers in sections : 20, 40, 45, 55, 75
SCT Showers / T’Showers in sections : 00, 25, 35, 50, 60, 70
ISOL Showers / T’Showers elsewhere.

Seas:
Rough in setion : 80, 85
Fairly rough to rough in sections : 60, 65, 70, 75
Moderate, fairly rough at times in section : 40, 45, 50, 55
Moderate in sections : 25, 30
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 1200 UTC, 2024.04.26