VTFQ02 NZCL 251330
EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 0000
NZST 27-JUL-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 0130 NZST 26-JUL-2024
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COVERS MOST OF NEW ZEALAND, WITH A FRONT
OVER THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND BEING THE EXCEPTION. THE FRONT LINGERS
THERE TODAY AND TOMORROW, UNABLE TO MOVE NORTH DUE TO THE
AFOREMENTIONED RIDGE. THE FRONT STARTS MOVING NORTH AGAINST THE RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE ON SUNDAY, ENERGISED BY A DEVELOPING LOW IN THE
TASMAN SEA. THE FRONT PERISHES AROUND CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND BUT BY THIS
POINT THAT LOW IS NOT FAR BEHIND. ON MONDAY THE LOW MOVES ONTO THE
COUNTRY LEAVING THE FAR EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND THE LAST REFUGE OF
THE RIDGE.
ABEL
FRIDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. WESTERLY 15 KNOTS DEVELOPING ABOUT GOLDEN
BAY IN THE EVENING. SEA SLIGHT.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT WESTERLY 20 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION
POINT.
SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
MONDAY:NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 25 KNOTS EARLY. SEA BECOMING
ROUGH.MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL DEVELOPING.
GREY
FRIDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 2
METRES,EASING. NORTHWEST SWELL 2 METRES DEVELOPING SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD.
FAIR VISIBILITY IN A FEW SHOWERS, TURNING TO RAIN SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD
IN THE AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY:NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS, RISING TO NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS SOUTH OF
HOKITIKA IN THE MORNING. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL AT TIMES. MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL DEVELOPING.
SUNDAY:RISING TO NORTHEAST 25 KNOTS EARLY,EASING TO 15 KNOTS LATE.SEA
BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST SWELLS AT
TIMES.
MONDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS,BECOMING EASTERLY 15 KNOTS BUT NORTHERLY
25 KNOTS NORTH OF HOKITIKA EARLY.EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS
EVERYWHERE LATER. SEA BECOMING ROUGH IN THE NORTH FOR A TIME.MODERATE
SOUTHWEST SWELL AT TIMES.MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL.
MILFORD
FRIDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS RISING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA
BECOMING ROUGH. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 METRES. NORTHWEST SWELL
RISING TO 3 METRES. FAIR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, MORE
PERSISTENT FROM EVENING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEA EASING. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL. MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL.
SUNDAY: SOUTHEAST 10 KNOTS,RISING TO EASTERLY 20 KNOTS NORTH OF
MILFORD SOUND EARLY. BECOMING EASTERLY 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE LATER.
MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL. MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL AT TIMES.
MONDAY:EASTERLY 10 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTHERLY 20 KNOTS EARLY,RISING TO
30 KNOTS LATE. SEA BECOMING ROUGH. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST
SWELLS.
PUYSEGUR GALE WARNING IN FORCE
FRIDAY: NORTHWEST 40 KNOTS, EASING TO 30 KNOTS AWAY FROM PUYSEGUR
POINT IN THE MORNING.VERY ROUGH SEA EASING, APART FROM ABOUT PUYSEGUR
POINT.LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES. NORTHWEST SWELL 2 METRES.
A FEW SHOWERS,TURNING TO RAIN WITH POOR VISIBILITY IN THE EVENING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS EASING TO WESTERLY 10 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING, RISING TO NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. ROUGH SEA
EASING. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST SWELLS.
SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS CHANGING SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS LATE. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST SWELL.MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL AT TIMES.
MONDAY: RISING TO SOUTHEAST 25 KNOTS EARLY AND TO 35 KNOTS LATE. SEA
BECOMING VERY ROUGH. MODERATE SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST SWELLS.
FOVEAUX
FRIDAY: NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS.SEA MODERATE. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL
3 METRES OFFSHORE. FAIR VISIBILITY IN LATE RAIN.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING. NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST SWELL AT TIMES.
SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS LATER.
MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL AT TIMES.
MONDAY:SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS DEVELOPING EARLY, RISING TO 30 KNOTS LATE.
SEA BECOMING ROUGH.MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
CHALMERS
FRIDAY: NORTHERLY 10 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 2
METRES OFFSHORE, EASING.OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS TURNING SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS LATE.
SUNDAY:EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EARLY, THEN NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS
DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON.
MONDAY: NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS TURNING SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON, THEN RISING TO 30 KNOTS.SEA BECOMING ROUGH.SOUTHWEST SWELL
BECOMING MODERATE.
RANGITATA
FRIDAY: NORTHERLY 10 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1
METRE,EASING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 10 KNOTS.
SUNDAY:VARIABLE 10 KNOTS.
MONDAY:EASTERLY 10 KNOTS, TURNING SOUTHERLY 20 KNOTS LATER.
CONWAY
FRIDAY: NORTHERLY 10 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1
METRE,EASING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS.
SUNDAY:NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS,EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS SOUTH OF
KAIKOURA PENINSULA FOR A TIME.
MONDAY:NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS BUT 30 KNOTS NORTH OF KAIKOURA PENINSULA.
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE LATE. ROUGH SEA IN THE NORTH
EASING.
CHATHAM_ISLANDS
FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS, EASING TO 15 KNOTS IN THE MORNING AND
THEN TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING.ROUGH SEA EASING. LONG
PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 4 METRES, EASING. FAIR VISIBILITY IN A FEW
MORNING SHOWERS.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY:WESTERLY 10 KNOTS. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
SUNDAY:NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
MONDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
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