Sri Lanka, May 28 -- The Meteorology Department has issued a weather forecast for sea areas around the island for the next 24 hours from 2.00 p.m. today (28).

According to the forecast, showers or thundershowers are expected at several places in the sea areas off the coast extending from Puttalam to Hambantota via Colombo and Galle.

Winds will be southwesterly with speeds of 30-40 kmph.

The Department said wind speeds could increase up to 55-60 kmph at times in the sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to Chilaw via Mannar and from Matara to Pottuvil via Hambantota.

In the other sea areas around the island, wind speeds may increase up to 50 kmph at times.

The sea areas off the coasts extending from Kankasanthurai to ...