VTFQ02 NZCL 030130
EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
SECURITE
ALL SHIPS FROM METEO WELLINGTON
FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZST 04-SEP-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZST 03-SEP-2024
A FRONT MOVES NORTH ACROSS NEW ZEALAND TODAY, THEN A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE STARTS BUILDING FROM THE SOUTH EARLY ON WEDNESDAY BEFORE A
NEW WEAK FRONT ARRIVES IN THE FAR SOUTH LATE EVENING. THE RIDGE MOVES
SLOWLY NORTHEAST ACROSS NEW ZEALAND FROM THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WHILE WEAKENING. A SERIES OF FRONTS AFFECT THE SOUTH ISLAND ON FRIDAY,
AND THE NORTH ISLAND ON SATURDAY.
ABEL
TUESDAY: NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS, EASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS THIS
EVENING. ROUGH SEA EASING. NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE. POOR VISIBILITY
IN RAIN,CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS.BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT
SOUTHEAST 15 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION POINT IN THE MORNING. BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE EVENING. SEA SLIGHT. NORTHERLY
SWELL 1 METRE. POOR VISIBILITY IN SHOWERS FROM AFTERNOON, WITH
POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL,CLEARING LATE.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
THURSDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS,BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS IN THE EVENING.
FRIDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS,RISING TO 25 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION
POINT EARLY. SEA BECOMING ROUGH IN THE NORTH.
SATURDAY: BECOMING NORTHWEST 40 KNOTS BUT WESTERLY 30 KNOTS NORTH OF
SEPARATION POINT EARLY. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE SOUTH.
GREY
TUESDAY: WESTERLY 20 KNOTS BUT SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS SOUTH OF HOKITIKA.
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS EVERYWHERE THIS AFTERNOON. SEA MODERATE.
LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL 4 METRES, BUT 5 METRES EASING SOUTH OF
ABUT HEAD. NORTHERLY SWELL 2 METRES EASING.POOR VISIBILITY IN A FEW
SHOWERS. THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE, CLEARING THIS AFTERNOON.
WEDNESDAY:SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD.BECOMING
VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE NORTH IN THE MORNING.BECOMING SOUTHWEST 15
KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME. LONG
PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL 4 METRES. NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE DYING OUT.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS. HEAVY SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
FRIDAY:WESTERLY 15 KNOTS.MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS EARLY.SEA
BECOMING ROUGH.SOUTHWEST SWELL BECOMING HEAVY OFFSHORE.
MILFORD
TUESDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS, RISING TO 25 KNOTS LATE EVENING. SEA
BECOMING ROUGH. LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL 5 METRES, EASING.NORTHERLY
SWELL 2 METRES EASING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SHOWERS. POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORMS WITH HAIL POSSIBLE,CLEARING EVENING.
WEDNESDAY:SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS, EASING TO WESTERLY 15 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON.ROUGH SEA EASING. LONG PERIOD WESTERLY SWELL 4 METRES.
NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE DYING OUT. FAIR VISIBILITY IN EVENING SHOWERS.
OUTLOOK FOLLOW
