VTFQ02 NZCL 181330
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 0000
NZST 20-AUG-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 0130 NZST 19-AUG-2024
A SERIES OF FRONTS EMBEDDED IN A COMPLEX LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE
EAST OF AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND MOVE OVER THE COUNTRY ON TODAY, LEAVING
A COLD SOUTHWEST FLOW IN THEIR WAKE. ON TUESDAY, THE SOUTHWEST FLOW
EASES AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN THE TASMAN SEA. HIGH PRESSURE
DOMINATES THE
SITUATION OVER AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND ON WEDNESDAY, BUT NORTHWESTERLIES
START TO BUILD ABOUT THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND IN THE LATER HALF OF THE
DAY. A FRONT MOVES UP THE SOUTH ISLAND ON THURSDAY AS THE HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES OFF TO THE EAST AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHES
FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
ABEL
MONDAY: SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EARLY MORNING.
BECOMING WESTERLY 20 KNOTS BUT 30 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION POINT IN
THE MORNING. BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE AFTERNOON,
THEN EASING TO WESTERLY 15 KNOTS BUT VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE SOUTH
IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME IN THE NORTH.NORTHERLY
SWELL 2 METRES, EASING. POOR VISIBILITY IN A FEW SHOWERS,EASING IN
THE AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
TUESDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS.
WEDNESDAY:VARIABLE 10 KNOTS.
THURSDAY:SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS,TURNING NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS EARLY.
GREY GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS BUT 35 KNOTS SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD. RISING TO
SOUTHWEST 40 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING. EASING TO SOUTHWEST 30
KNOTS OVERNIGHT. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. LONG PERIOD
SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 6 METRES OFFSHORE. POOR VISIBILITY IN
SHOWERS, EASING IN THE EVENING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
TUESDAY:SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS, EASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.ROUGH
SEA EASING. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL EASING.
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS,EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EARLY.
MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
THURSDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 25 KNOTS LATER.EA BECOMING ROUGH. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
THURSDAY: NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHERLY 30 KNOTS BUT
NORTHEAST 40 KNOTS FOR A TIME. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME.
MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING. MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL DEVELOPING.
PUYSEGUR GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS RISING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. EASING
TO 30 KNOTS WEST OF PUYSEGUR POINT IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVERYWHERE IN
THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. LONG PERIOD
SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 6 METRES.POOR VISIBILITY IN SHOWERS.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE BEFORE DAWN.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
TUESDAY: SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS, BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS
SOUTH OF WEST CAPE IN THE EVENING.ROUGH SEA EASING FOR A TIME. HEAVY
SOUTHWEST SWELL.
WEDNESDAY:BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY,BECOMING
NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS LATER.ROUGH SEA EASING FOR A TIME. HEAVY SOUTHWEST
SWELL EASING.
THURSDAY:NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS, RISING TO 40 KNOTS FOR A TIME.SEA
BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.HEAVY
NORTHWEST SWELL DEVELOPING.
FOVEAUX GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: WESTERLY 30 KNOTS RISING TO SOUTHWEST 40 KNOTS IN THE MORNING.
EASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS ABOUT FOVEAUX STRAIT IN THE EVENING. SEA
BECOMING VERY ROUGH BUT ONLY FOR A TIME ABOUT FOVEAUX STRAIT. LONG
PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 6 METRES. POOR VISIBILITY IN SHOWERS.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE BEFORE DAWN.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
TUESDAY: SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS. SEA ROUGH.HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELL.
WEDNESDAY: WESTERLY 25 KNOTS, EASING TO 15 KNOTS EARLY. BECOMING
NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS LATE. ROUGH SEA EASING.HEAVY SOUTHWEST SWELL
EASING.
THURSDAY: NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS, EASING TO NORTHEAST 10 KNOTS WEST OF
SLOPE POINT TO SHELTER POINT LATE.MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
CHALMERS GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: WESTERLY 20 KNOTS RISING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY MORNING. TURNING
SOUTHWEST 40 KNOTS LATE MORNING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH. LONG PERIOD
SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 6 METRES. POOR VISIBILITY IN SHOWERS.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
TUESDAY: SOUTHWEST 35 KNOTS, EASING TO WESTERLY 25 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING. VERY ROUGH SEA EASING. HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELL, EASING LATE.
WEDNESDAY: WESTERLY 20 KNOTS, EASING TO 10 KNOTS EARLY. BECOMING
NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS LATE. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
THURSDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
RANGITATA GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. WESTERLY 15 KNOTS DEVELOPING EARLY MORNING,
RISING TO SOUTHWEST 40 KNOTS LATE MORNING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH.
LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 5 METRES.POOR VISIBILITY IN
SHOWERS.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
TUESDAY:SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS, BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS
OFFSHORE IN THE MORNING. BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEA ROUGH AT TIMES.HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELL EASING.
WEDNESDAY:VARIABLE 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS LATER.
MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELL.
THURSDAY: NORTHERLY 10 KNOTS, RISING TO 20 KNOTS LATER. MODERATE
SOUTHERLY SWELL EASING.
CONWAY GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: SOUTHERLY 20 KNOTS BUT 10 KNOTS SOUTH OF KAIKOURA PENINSULA.
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY MORNING.WESTERLY 20 KNOTS
DEVELOPING IN THE SOUTH LATE MORNING. RISING TO SOUTHWEST 35 KNOTS
EVERYWHERE EARLY AFTERNOON. SOUTHWEST EASING TO 20 KNOTS INSHORE IN
THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH BUT ONLY FOR A TIME INSHORE.
SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 5 METRES OFFSHORE. POOR VISIBILITY IN
SHOWERS, EASING FOR A TIME IN THE MORNING.OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
TUESDAY: SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS BUT 15 KNOTS NORTH OF KAIKOURA PENINSULA.
BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEA
EASING. HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELL EASING.
WEDNESDAY:NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS,EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EARLY.
BECOMING NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS LATER.MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELL.
THURSDAY:NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELL EASING.
CHATHAM_ISLANDS GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS BUT SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS SOUTHWEST OF
CHATHAM ISLANDS. BECOMING SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY MORNING.
RISING TO SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS EARLY AFTERNOON. RISING TO WESTERLY 40
KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH. NORTHWEST SWELL 4
METRES NORTHEAST OF CHATHAM ISLANDS,EASING. SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO
5 METRES. POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN,EASING TO SHOWERS IN THE EVENING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
TUESDAY:WESTERLY 35 KNOTS, EASING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VERY
ROUGH SEA EASING. MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL EASING. HEAVY SOUTHWEST
SWELL.
WEDNESDAY: WESTERLY 30 KNOTS,EASING TO 20 KNOTS LATER. ROUGH SEA
EASING. HEAVY SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS,EASING TO WESTERLY 10 KNOTS EARLY.
BECOMING NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS LATE.MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
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