VTFQ02 NZCL 270130
EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZST 28-JUL-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZST 27-JUL-2024
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE COVERS MOST OF NEW ZEALAND TODAY, WHILE A
FRONT AFFECTS THE SOUTH OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THE RIDGE THEN RETREATS
TO THE NORTH ISLAND TOMORROW, ALLOWING ANOTHER FRONT TO MOVE ONTO THE
WESTERN SOUTH ISLAND. A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED
FRONTS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE COUNTRY DURING MONDAY AND
TUESDAY, BRINGING WET WEATHER TO NEW ZEALAND, WITH SNOW LIKELY
FALLING TO ABOUT 500 METRES IN THE SOUTHEAST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THE
LOW SHOULD THEN MOVE SLOWLY NORTHWARDS L NORTHEAST 20 KNOTS, CHANGING SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS OFFSHORE IN
THE MORNING AND ELSEWHERE IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANGING NORTHEAST 15
KNOTS IN THE EVENING. MODERATE SEA EASING. NORTHWEST SWELL 2 METRES,
EASING. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 2 METRES. FAIR
VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
MONDAY: NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE MORNING, EASING
TO 20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME. MODERATE
NORTHWEST SWELL.
TUESDAY: EASTERLY 20 KNOTS.MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL.
WEDNESDAY:SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS.
MILFORD GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS RISING TO NORTHEAST 35 KNOTS IN THE
EVENING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH.NORTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES. LONG
PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE. POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN.
SUNDAY:NORTHEAST 35 KNOTS, CHANGING SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS IN THE MORNING,
EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. VERY ROUGH SEA EASING.
NORTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES, EASING. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING
TO 2 METRES.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
MONDAY:NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS, RISING TO EASTERLY 30 KNOTS IN THE MORNING.
SEA BECOMING ROUGH. MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL.
TUESDAY: EASTERLY 30 KNOTS,EASING TO SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS. ROUGH SEA
EASING. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL DYING OUT LATE.
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHEAST 15 KNOTS.
PUYSEGUR GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS BUT 15 KNOTS SOUTH OF PUYSEGUR POINT.
BECOMING NORTHERLY 35 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS IN THE SOUTH IN THE EVENING.
SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE NORTH. NORTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES,EASING.
LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE. POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN.
SUNDAY: NORTHERLY 35 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS SOUTH OF PUYSEGUR POINT.
CHANGING SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS BUT 15 KNOTS IN THE SOUTH IN THE MORNING,
EASING TO 15 KNOTS IN THE NORTH IN THE EVENING. VERY ROUGH SEA IN THE
NORTH,EASING. NORTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 3 METRES FOR A TIME. LONG
PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 2 METRES. FAIR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS
OF RAIN.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
MONDAY: RISING TO SOUTHEAST 30 KNOTS IN THE MORNING, THEN TO 45 KNOTS
BUT 35 KNOTS EAST OF WEST CAPE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA BECOMING HIGH IN
THE WEST. HEAVY SOUTHEAST SWELL DEVELOPING IN THE WEST. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST SWELL.
TUESDAY: SOUTHEAST 45 KNOTS BUT 35 KNOTS EAST OF WEST CAPE, EASING TO
35 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS IN THE EAST LATE. HIGH SEA IN TH
