Sri Lanka, Oct. 23 -- The Department of Meteorology has issued a warning to multi-day fishing boats operating in the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea areas to remain cautious due to a developing weather system.

According to the Met Department, the depression over the southeast Arabian Sea has been moving slowly north-northeastwards at a speed of around 3 kmph over the past six hours. As of 0000 UTC today (October 23, 2025), it was centered near latitude 9.7degreeN and longitude 67.7degreeE.

The system is expected to move northeastwards across the southeast Arabian Sea during the next 24 hours.

Wind speeds in the sea areas marked under the "Advisory" category are expected to increase to between 55 and 65 kmph at times, accompanied by heavy...