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title: "Winds speed can increase up to (40-50) kmph due to Cyclone Asani"
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date: 2022-05-09
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# Winds speed can increase up to (40-50) kmph due to Cyclone Asani

The Cyclonic storm (“Asani”) over the West Central Bay of Bengal has intensified into a severe Cyclonic storm and located about 810km northeast of Trincomalee. It is very likely to move northwestwards till 10th May and thereafter, it is likely to recurve north-northeastwards and move towards northwest Bay of Bengal.

Showers or thundershowers will occur at times in Western, Sabaragamuwa and Central provinces and in Galle and Matara districts. Fairly heavy showers **above 75 mm** may occur at some places in these areas.

Showers or thundershowers may occur at a few places in Uva and Eastern provinces during the evening or night.

**Winds speed can increase up to (40-50) kmph at times over the island particularly in Western slope of the Central hills, Northern, North-central and North-western provinces and in Hambantota and Trincomalee districts.**

**General public is kindly requested to take adequate precautions to minimize damages caused by temporary localized strong winds and lightning during thundershowers.**