The Department of Meteorology today issued Heavy Rain, Strong Wind and Rough seas says that due to the atmospheric disturbance in the south-eastern sea area, the possibility for heavy showers or thundershowers and sudden roughness, associated with sudden increase of wind speed (up to 70-80 kmph) in the sea areas coast extending from Matara to Knkasanturai via Hambanthota, Batticaloa and Trincomalee is high. Hence it requestsed naval and fishing communities to be vigilant in this regard. It further says that situation at 07.00 a.m. was that the active clouds formed in the Eastern and South-eastern sea area to the island.