Advisory issued for strong winds

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for strong winds for the Northern, North-Central provinces and Kandy, Matale, Rathnapura, Hambantota, Trincomalee districts.The advisory, issued today (21), will remain in effect until 11.00 p.m. tomorrow (22).…

An ‘Amber’ advisory has been issued by the Department of Meteorology for strong winds for the Northern, North-Central provinces and Kandy, Matale, Rathnapura, Hambantota, Trincomalee districts.The advisory, issued today (21), will remain in effect until 11.00 p.m. tomorrow (22).According to the Met. Department, strong winds of about 40-50 kmph can be expected at times over the Northern, North-central provinces and Kandy, Matale, Rathnapura, Hambantota, Trincomalee districts due to the active south-west monsoonal condition.Accordingly, the general public has been requested to be attentive about future advisories issued by the Department of Meteorology in this regard.