Red Alert issued to naval and fisher communities operating in the deep and shallow sea areas in the southwest Bay of Bengal

Warning for strong winds and rough seas issued by the Natural Hazards Early Warning Centre  at 03.30 a.m. 02 December 2023, valid until 03.30 a.m. 03 December 2023

The Natural Hazard Early Warning Center of the Department of Meteorology has issued a RED ALERT to Naval and Fisher communities operating in the deep and shallow sea areas in the southwest Bay of Bengal.

The depression over Southwest Bay of Bengal which was located near latitude 10.3°N and longitude 85.3°E, at 2330hrs on 01 December and about 490 km northeast of Trincomalee will develop into a deep depression during next 12hrs and further into a Cyclonic storm by December 03, 2023. The system is expected to move west northwestward near the North coast of Sri Lanka towards North Tamil Nadu coast of India by December 05, 2023.