Sri Lanka Flash Flood Guidance Bulletin

From: Department of Meteorology, Sri Lanka (Contact: Sri Lanka Meteorology Website)
To:
Area of Concern (AoC):

Diagnostic Guidance:
Based on Merged Mean Areal Precipitation at 0600 UTC, rainfall is up to mm in last 6 hours and up to mm in last 24 hours over few watersheds and neighbourhood of .
Land Surface Model shows few nearly saturated watersheds up to % over and up to % soil saturation over remaining parts of the country.
Prognostic Guidance:
Dynamic Global (GFS) & Mesoscale Model (WRF & NCUM) forecasts no rainfall up to mm in next 24 hours.
Observed Flash Flood Threat (IFFT) till UTC of :
Images Name
S.No. Threat Description Provinces Intensity Image
0 No Flash flood threat observed in last 06 hours. /srilanka/static/Images/DND%20Images/No%20IFFT.png
Persistent Flash Flood Threat (PFFT) till UTC of :
Images Name
S.No. Threat Description Provinces Intensity Image
0 No Persistent flash flood threat likely in next 06 hours. /srilanka/static/Images/DND%20Images/No%20PFFT.png
Surface runoff/ Inundation may occur at some fully saturated soils & low-lying areas over Area of Concern (AoC) as shown in map due to expected rainfall occurrence in next 6 hours.
Flash Flood Risk (FFR) till UTC of :
Images Name
S.No. Risk Description Provinces Intensity Image
0 No Flash flood risk likely in next 24 hours. /srilanka/static/Images/DND%20Images/No%20FFR.png
Surface runoff/ Inundation may occur at some fully saturated soils & low-lying areas over Area of Concern (AoC) as shown in map due to expected rainfall occurrence in next 24 hours.
Note: Next Bulletin will be issued based on of