VTFQ02 NZCL 301330
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 0000
NZST 01-SEP-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 0130 NZST 31-AUG-2024
STRONG NORTHWESTERLIES PRECEDE A FRONT MOVING UP THE COUNTRY TODAY.
MORE FRONTS MOVE ONTO SOUTHERN NEW ZEALAND FROM THE WEST TOMORROW.
NORTHWESTERLIES STRENGTHEN AGAIN AHEAD OF A COMPLEX TROUGH
APPROACHING FROM THE TASMAN SEA, BRINGING HEAVY RAIN TO WESTERN PARTS
OF THE SOUTH ISLAND. THIS FRONT SPREADS NORTHWARDS ACROSS THE NORTH
ISLAND ON TUESDAY, WHILE THE WIND FLOW AROUND THE COUNTRY TURNS
SOUTHWESTERLY.
ABEL GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS RISING TO NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING, THEN TO NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. EASING TO
NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME.
NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE DEVELOPING. POOR VISIBILITY IN A FEW SHOWERS
AND THEN RAIN DEVELOPING IN THE AFTERNOON, HEAVY AT TIMES. SQUALLY
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE FROM EVENING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS, EASING TO 15 KNOTS SOUTH OF SEPARATION
POINT IN THE MORNING. ROUGH SEA, EASING IN THE SOUTH.
MONDAY: BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY,RISING TO 25
KNOTS LATER. ROUGH SEA EASING FOR A TIME.
TUESDAY:NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS,BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS
NORTH OF SEPARATION POINT EARLY. SEA ROUGH.
GREY GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS BUT 35 KNOTS SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD.BECOMING
NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING. BECOMING NORTHERLY 35
KNOTS IN THE NORTH IN THE EVENING AND WESTERLY 25 KNOTS IN THE SOUTH
LATE EVENING AND EVERYWHERE OVERNIGHT. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A
TIME. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 4 METRES, EASING.NORTHERLY SWELL
RISING TO 2 METRES FOR A TIME. POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN, HEAVY AT
TIMES. EARLY MORNING THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH. EVENING
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE IN THE NORTH.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY: WESTERLY 25 KNOTS,BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS
SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA BECOMING ROUGH IN THE SOUTH.
SOUTHWEST SWELL BECOMING HEAVY.
MONDAY:BECOMING NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY, RISING TO 30
KNOTS LATER. ROUGH SEA EASING FOR A TIME. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.
MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL DEVELOPING.
TUESDAY: NORTHWEST RISING TO 35 KNOTS EARLY, THEN TURNING SOUTHWEST
25 KNOTS. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.
MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL EASING.
MILFORD GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHEAST 40 KNOTS EASING TO NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING.RISING TO NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. VERY ROUGH SEA
EASING.LONG PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL 5 METRES, EASING. POOR VISIBILITY
IN EARLY MORNING RAIN, WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. RAIN REDEVELOPING
IN THE EVENING WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS. SEA ROUGH. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL. MODERATE
NORTHERLY SWELL DEVELOPING.
MONDAY: NORTHERLY 30 KNOTS, RISING TO 40 KNOTS FOR A TIME. SEA
BECOMING VERY ROUGH.HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL
EASING.
TUESDAY:NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS CHANGING SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS. SEA ROUGH.
HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.
PUYSEGUR STORM WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 40 KNOTS BUT 50 KNOTS WEST OF PUYSEGUR POINT.
EASING TO NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING. RISING TO
NORTHWEST 40 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. HIGH SEA IN THE WEST, EASING. LONG
PERIOD NORTHWEST SWELL 5 METRES, EASING. POOR VISIBILITY IN EARLY
MORNING AND EVENING RAIN. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY:NORTHWEST 40 KNOTS, EASING TO WESTERLY 30 KNOTS FOR A TIME IN
THE MORNING. VERY ROUGH SEA EASING FOR A TIME. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.
MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL DEVELOPING.
MONDAY: NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS,RISING TO NORTHERLY 40 KNOTS EARLY.
BECOMING WESTERLY 30 KNOTS LATE.SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME.
HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL. MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL EASING.
TUESDAY:WESTERLY 25 KNOTS, RISING TO 35 KNOTS FOR A TIME. SEA
BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.
FOVEAUX GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS.BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS BUT
NORTHERLY 35 KNOTS IN THE EAST EARLY MORNING. BECOMING NORTHERLY 15
KNOTS EVERYWHERE LATE MORNING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE EAST
FOR A TIME. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 4 METRES OFFSHORE, EASING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN A PERIOD OF MORNING RAIN.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS RISING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. SEA
BECOMING ROUGH. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
MONDAY: NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS,EASING TO NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS EARLY,RISING
TO 25 KNOTS LATER. ROUGH SEA EASING FOR A TIME.SOUTHWEST SWELL
BECOMING HEAVY.
TUESDAY:NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS, BECOMING WESTERLY 30 KNOTS EARLY. SEA
ROUGH.HEAVY SOUTHWEST SWELL.
CHALMERS GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS, RISING TO 35 KNOTS FOR A TIME BEFORE
DAWN, THEN EASING TO 15 KNOTS LATE MORNING.SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH
FOR A TIME.LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 METRES OFFSHORE.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS,RISING TO 25 KNOTS FOR A TIME IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST SWELL OFFSHORE.
MONDAY:NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS,RISING TO 30 KNOTS LATER. SEA BECOMING
ROUGH.MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
TUESDAY: NORTHERLY 30 KNOTS, BECOMING WESTERLY 25 KNOTS EARLY. SEA
ROUGH. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELL DYING OUT.
RANGITATA
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS RISING TO 30 KNOTS EARLY MORNING. EASING
TO 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME. SOUTHWEST
SWELL RISING TO 2 METRES OFFSHORE. FAIR VISIBILITY IN A FEW SHOWERS
FROM AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY:NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS, RISING TO NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON.MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL OFFSHORE.
MONDAY: NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS, RISING TO 30 KNOTS LATER. SEA BECOMING
ROUGH.
TUESDAY:NORTHERLY 30 KNOTS,EASING TO NORTHEAST 10 KNOTS EARLY.
CHANGING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS LATER.ROUGH SEA EASING.
CONWAY GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS NORTH OF KAIKOURA PENINSULA.
RISING TO NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS BUT 35 KNOTS EAST OF KAIKOURA PENINSULA
IN THE MORNING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE EAST. SOUTHWEST SWELL
RISING TO 2 METRES OFFSHORE. FAIR VISIBILITY IN SCATTERED EVENING
RAIN.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS BUT NORTHERLY 30 KNOTS EAST OF KAIKOURA
PENINSULA. SEA BECOMING ROUGH IN THE NORTH.MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL
OFFSHORE.
MONDAY: RISING TO NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS BUT 35 KNOTS NORTH OF KAIKOURA
PENINSULA. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE NORTH.
TUESDAY:NORTHERLY 30 KNOTS, BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS LATER. ROUGH
SEA EASING. MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL DEVELOPING FOR A TIME.
CHATHAM_ISLANDS
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS, EASING TO NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING.NORTHERLY RISING TO 25 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. ROUGH SEA EASING
FOR A TIME. NORTHWEST SWELL 2 METRES. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 3
METRES,EASING. POOR VISIBILITY IN EVENING SHOWERS.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY: NORTHERLY 30 KNOTS, EASING TO NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEA EASING. NORTHWEST SWELL BECOMING HEAVY FOR A
TIME. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
MONDAY:NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS. MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
TUESDAY: NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS, RISING TO 30 KNOTS FOR A TIME. SEA
BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME. MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL.
ENDS
