Eastern Province Governor Anuradha Yahampath visited multiple areas which could be affected by cyclone Burevi, on Wednesday (02).
According to Department of Government Information the plan in place to evacuate people to safe locations was looked into during the visit to the Trincomalee North Beach Road, Sirimapura and Thirukkadalur.
Condition of Rain: Intermittent showers or thundershowers will occur in the deep and shallow sea areas extending from Puttalam to Pottuvil via Mannar, Kankasanthurai, Trincomalee and Batticaloa.Very heavy showers can be expected some places in the above sea areas. Showers will occur at times elsewhere.
Winds: Winds will be north-easterly to north-westerly in the sea areas extending from Galle to Batticaloa via Manna and Trincomalee, wind speed will be (50-60) kmph and wind speed can increase up to (80-95) kmph at times over these sea areas.Winds will be south-easterly to south-westerly in the other sea areas around the island and the wind speed will be (40-50) kmph and can increase up to (60-70) kmph at times.
State of Sea:The sea areas extending from Mannar to Pottuvil via Kankasanthurai and Trincomalee can be very rough or high at times.The other sea areas can be rough or very rough at times. There is a possibility that nearshore sea areas off the coast extending from Trincomalee to Kankasanthurai and in Pooneryn to Puttalam may experience surges due to the effect of swell waves, having (2.0-3.0) m height.