VTFQ02 NZCL 290130
EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZST 30-AUG-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZST 29-AUG-2024
A SET OF FRONTS MAKE THEIR WAY UP THE COUNTRY TODAY, FOLLOWED BY A
WESTERLY FLOW ACROSS AOTEAROA/NEW ZEALAND. TOMORROW, NORTHWESTERLIES
STRENGTHEN OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND AHEAD OF A NEW FRONT MOVING ONTO THE
LOWER SOUTH ISLAND IN THE EVENING. ON SATURDAY, THE FRONT PRECEDED BY
STRONG NORTHWESTERLIES MOVES NORTHWARDS AND ONTO THE NORTH ISLAND,
FOLLOWED BY A NARROW RIDGE. ON SUNDAY, THE FRONT OVER THE NORTH
ISLAND MOVES OFF TO THE EAST, WHILE THE RIDGE WIDENS TO SPAN MOST OF
THE COUNTRY, BUT ANOTHER FRONT MOVES ONTO THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND. ON
MONDAY, NORTHWESTERLIES AGAIN STRENGTHEN AHEAD OF A COMPLEX TROUGH
APPROACHING THE SOUTH ISLAND FROM THE TASMAN SEA.
ABEL
THURSDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS NORTH OF
SEPARATION POINT.SEA ROUGH IN THE NORTH. NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE.POOR
VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL
POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOON.
FRIDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS BUT WESTERLY 25 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION
POINT.BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE EVENING. ROUGH
SEA IN THE NORTH, EASING IN THE EVENING. NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE.FAIR
VISIBILITY IN A FEW SHOWERS.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE MORNING,
EASING TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME.
SUNDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS BUT WESTERLY
25 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION POINT EARLY. BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS
EVERYWHERE LATER. SEA BECOMING ROUGH IN THE NORTH FOR A TIME.
MONDAY:NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS.
GREY
THURSDAY: WESTERLY 25 KNOTS. SEA ROUGH. NORTH OF ABUT HEAD: VERY LONG
PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 4 METRES. ELSEWHERE: LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST
SWELL 5 METRES.POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN. OCCASIONAL
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL, SQUALLY NORTH OF CAPE FOULWIND.
FRIDAY:WESTERLY 25 KNOTS EASING TO 15 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. CHANGING
NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. ROUGH SEA EASING. NORTH OF ABUT
HEAD: LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 5 METRES FOR A TIME.
ELSEWHERE: LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 5 METRES, EASING. POOR
VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN.THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE,EASING
IN THE MORNING.OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS,EASING TO NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS SOUTH OF
ABUT HEAD IN THE MORNING.BECOMING WESTERLY 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE
AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEA EASING. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL EASING.NORTHERLY
SWELL BECOMING MODERATE.
SUNDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS,RISING TO NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS LATE.SOUTHWEST
SWELL BECOMING HEAVY.MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL EASING.
MONDAY:NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS, RISING TO NORTHERLY 35 KNOTS LATER.SEA
BECOMING VERY ROUGH.HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL. MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL
DEVELOPING.
MILFORD GALE WARNING IN FORCE
THURSDAY: WESTERLY 20 KNOTS RISING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE EVENING.SEA
BECOMING ROUGH. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 5 METRES. POOR VISIBILITY
IN PERIODS OF RAIN. OCCASIONAL THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL.
FRIDAY:WESTERLY 30 KNOTS EASING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. TURNING
NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. RISING TO NORTHEAST 40 KNOTS IN
THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH. LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL
RISING TO 6 METRES FOR A TIME. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE, EASING IN THE MORNING.OUTLOOK
FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: NORTHEAST 40 KNOTS CHANGING NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING, RISING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. ROUGH SEA EASING FOR A
TIME. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL. MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL AT TIMES.
SUNDAY:NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS. SEA ROUGH. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.MODERATE
NORTHERLY SWELL DEVELOPING.
MONDAY: NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS,RISING TO NORTHERLY 40 KNOTS EARLY.
BECOMING WESTERLY 35 KNOTS LATE.SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH. HEAVY
WESTERLY SWELL. MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL EASING.
PUYSEGUR STORM WARNING IN FORCE
THURSDAY: NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS EASING TO 25 KNOTS FOR A TIME IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.VERY ROUGH SEA EASING FOR A TIME. LONG PERIOD
WESTERLY SWELL 6 METRES,EASING. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN.
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE.
FRIDAY: NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS EASING TO WESTERLY 20 KNOTS IN THE MORNING.
RISING TO NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS EARLY EVENING THEN TO NORTHERLY 50 KNOTS
WEST OF PUYSEGUR POINT LATE EVENING. SEA BECOMING HIGH IN THE WEST.
LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL RISING TO 6 METRES FOR A TIME. POOR
VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN.THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE,EASING
IN THE MORNING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY:NORTHERLY 35 KNOTS BUT 50 KNOTS WEST OF PUYSEGUR POINT.
EASING TO NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING, RISING TO 30
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. VERY ROUGH SEA IN THE WEST EASING. HEAVY
WESTERLY SWELL. MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL DEVELOPING.
SUNDAY: NORTHWES
