Deep sea fishermen from Kanyakumari district who were to set sail for fishing from August 1 after the two-month long ban came to an end in the Western Coast on Tuesday have been asked to wait for one more day due to rough sea. Fishermen of Thoothoor region in the district were gearing up to set sail from Thengapattanam fishing harbour in the early hours of Wednesday (August 1) when they received a warning from the regional meteorological department on Tuesday afternoon, asking them not to go to the sea till 11.30pm on Wednesday. According to the weather warning, strong winds from the south westerly to westerly direction would reach 35km per hour (kmph) to 45kmph at ease and occasionally touch even 55kmph in the southern coast of Tamil Nadu. The report added that waves are also expected to be more than 10 feet in height from Colachel in Kanyakumari district to Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram district. A fisheries department official told TOI that they have announced about the rough weather in the Colachel and Thengapattanam fishing harbours. The warning also applies for country craft and motorised wooden and fibre boats as the sea would be rough close to the shore, he said.