A northerly, moderate and mostly variable flow prevails over the South-West of the basin. Over the North and the East, it is westerly, strong and mostly variable.
For Negombo :
Warning moderate gale offshore.
We are 90% sure of the situation, because the atmosphere might be less unstable and showers more frequent than forecast.
Cloud and long sunny periods. Risk of showers in the morning, no precipitation in the afternoon. In the evening, very cloudy skies becoming totally overcast.
Light showers progressively becoming less frequent. W force 4 becoming force 5 in the middle of the day then WNW. Gusts reaching 30 knots in the evening. Slight sea becoming moderate in the middle of the day. Low, short swell from W then moderate, fairly long swell in the evening. Excellent visibility.