Advisory for strong winds and rough seas issued to naval and fishing communities operating in the South-eastern Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal

<p><img src="" alt="Featured Image"></p><p><!-- wp:html --><p><strong>Warning for strong winds and rough seas issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre at 11.00 p.m. 26 May 2024. Valid for next 24hours</strong></p>
<p>Naval and fishing communities operating in the South-eastern Arabian Sea and in the Bay of Bengal. have been advised that the cyclonic storm, named<em><strong> "Remal"</strong> </em>(pronounced "Re-Mal") over the North Bay of Bengal, intensified into a severe cyclone storm at 05.30 a.m. on May 26. It is located near 19.5°N and 89.3°E, to the north-east of Sri Lanka, and 1500 km away from Kankasanthurai. It is very likely to move nearly northwards, intensify further, and cross Bangladesh and adjoining West Bengal (India) coasts by May 26th at midnight.</p>
<p>Very strong winds <strong>(60-70) kmph</strong>, accompanied with heavy rainfalls and very rough seas are likely over the sea areas around the country and over the South-eastern Arabian Sea areas and Bay of Bengal Sea areas.</p>
<p>Naval and fishing communities are advised not to venture into the sea areas marked by <span>RED</span> on the map above until further notice.</p>
<p>Actions Required:<br />
<strong>• Those who are out at aforementioned sea regions are advised to return to the coast or move to safer areas immediately.</strong><br />
<strong>• Fishing and naval community are requested to be attentive to future forecasts issued by the Department of Meteorology in this regard</strong>.</p><!-- /wp:html --></p><p>[Category: <a href="https://feed.lankaimage.com/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a>]</p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> </p>

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