VTFQ02 NZCL 070130
EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZST 08-SEP-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZST 07-SEP-2024
AN ACTIVE FRONT MOVES NORTHEAST OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND TODAY, REACHING
THE LOWER NORTH ISLAND THIS EVENING. THIS FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE
NORTH ISLAND TOMORROW MORNING, FOLLOWED BY A WESTERLY FLOW. A WEST TO
NORTHWEST FLOW COVERS NEW ZEALAND ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY, WITH
EMBEDDED FRONTS BRINGING RAIN OR SHOWERS TO MANY WESTERN AND SOUTHERN
AREAS. ON WEDNESDAY, THE WESTERLIES CONTINUE OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND
BUT A RIDGE SPREADS ONTO THE NORTH ISLAND.
ABEL GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS, RISING TO 35 KNOTS FOR A TIME IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. CHANGING TO SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS LATE EVENING.
SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME.NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE DEVELOPING
OVER EXPOSED WATERS. POOR VISIBILITY IN SCATTERED EVENING RAIN.
SUNDAY:WESTERLY 15 KNOTS,RISING TO 20 KNOTS BUT 30 KNOTS NORTH OF
SEPARATION POINT IN THE MORNING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH IN THE NORTH.
NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE OVER EXPOSED WATERS, EASING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
MONDAY: NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS BUT WESTERLY 25 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION
POINT. BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING. SEA
BECOMING ROUGH.
TUESDAY: NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS. SEA ROUGH.
WEDNESDAY:WESTERLY 20 KNOTS,EASING TO 10 KNOTS EARLY.
GREY GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS. BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS BUT
SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS SOUTH OF CAPE FOULWIND IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING
VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN THE NORTH. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL
RISING TO 4 METRES. POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, EASING
IN THE EVENING. POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD, CLEARING
EVENING.
SUNDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS, EASING TO 15 KNOTS LATE MORNING.TURNING
NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD IN THE AFTERNOON AND ELSEWHER
