FF-35
FLEET FORECAST
Fleet Forecast for Area - E
Issued by the National Meteorological Center, Department of Meteorology Sri Lanka.
Valid period: 2024.09.18/0600UTC to 2024.09.18/1400UTC
Issued at 0000UTC on 2024.09.18
To: CBO Radio/Fisheries/SL Navy/CBO Port/Coast Guard
Shear line is approximately along : EQ 60E, 05S 70E, EQ 80E, 01N 90E, 04N 100E
Weather:
OCNL Showers / T’Showers in sections : 15, 25, 30, 35, 45, 60, 65
SCT Showers / T’Showers in sections : 05, 10, 40
ISOL Showers / T’Showers elsewhere.
Winds:
North of shear line
West of 76E : W'ly to NW'ly /(10-20)kts
East of 76E : SW'ly /(15-20)kts; gusting up to 25 kts in sections 05, 10 and 15.
South of Shear line
SE'ly /(15-20)kts; gusting up to 25 kts in sections 65, 70, 80, 85
Seas:
Fairly rough to rough in sections : 05, 10, 15
Fairly rough, rough at times in sections : 65, 70, 80, 85
Moderate to fairly rough in sections : 30, 35, 50, 55, 60, 75
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, 2024.09.18