30 NZST 11-SEP-2024
A RIDGE BUILDS OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND TODAY.
NORTHWESTERLIES STRENGTHEN OVER SOUTHERN NEW ZEALAND AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING COLD FRONT THIS EVENING. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
NORTHEAST OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND TOMORROW, AND REACH WESTLAND AND
CANTERBURY IN THE EVENING. A FRONT IS EXPECTED TO LIE ACROSS THE
SOUTH ISLAND ON FRIDAY, AND EXTEND TO A LARGE TROUGH OVER THE TASMAN
SEA WHICH APPROACHES THE COUNTRY. ON SATURDAY, THE LARGE TROUGH
SHOULD MOVE SLOWLY OVER NEW ZEALAND. ANOTHER TROUGH WITH EMBEDDED
FRONTS IS EXPECTED TO MOVE FROM OVER THE TASMAN SEA ONTO THE COUNTRY
DURING SUNDAY.
PLENTY
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEA SLIGHT. VOLCANIC ASH POSSIBLE AT TIMES, ASSOCIATED
WITH WHAKAARI/WHITE ISLAND, MORE INFORMATION AT GNS SCIENCE.
THURSDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS DEVELOPING IN THE
AFTERNOON.SEA SLIGHT.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
FRIDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS.
SATURDAY:NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
SUNDAY:WESTERLY 10 KNOTS.
COLVILLE
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE
EVENING. SEA SLIGHT.
THURSDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
FRIDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
SATURDAY:NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
SUNDAY:NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EARLY.
BRETT
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT.
THURSDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS.NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS DEVELOPING IN THE
EVENING. SEA SLIGHT.OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
FRIDAY: NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS.
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
SUNDAY:WESTERLY 15 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EARLY.
KAIPARA
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST
SWELL 3 METRES.
THURSDAY: SOUTHEAST 15 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING.NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING.SEA SLIGHT. LONG
PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES, EASING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
FRIDAY: NORTHERLY 10 KNOTS. SOUTHWEST SWELL BECOMING MODERATE.
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 KNOTS BUT
NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS NORTH OF CAPE REINGA LATER. MODERATE SOUTHWEST
SWELL.
SUNDAY: BECOMING SOUTHERLY 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY.MODERATE
SOUTHWEST SWELL.
RAGLAN
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST
SWELL 4 METRES,EASING.
THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING. SEA SLIGHT. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES, EASING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
FRIDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
SATURDAY:NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS,BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS EARLY.MODERATE
WESTERLY SWELL.
SUNDAY:SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
STEPHENS
WEDNESDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS WEST OF CAPE
FAREWELL TO HAWERA. MODERATE SEA IN THE WEST.WEST OF FAREWELL SPIT TO
HAWERA:LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 4 METRES,EASING. ELSEWHERE:
WESTERLY SWELL 2 METRES.
THURSDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS BUT SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS WEST OF FAREWELL
SPIT TO HAWERA.BECOMING WESTERLY 25 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING.
SEA BECOMING ROUGH. WEST OF FAREWELL SPIT TO HAWERA: LONG PERIOD
SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES, EASING. ELSEWHERE:WESTERLY SWELL 2 METRES,
EASING.OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
FRIDAY:NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS. MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL.
SATURDAY:NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS, BECOMING WESTERLY 25 KNOTS EARLY,EASING
TO 15 KNOTS LATE. SEA BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME.MODERATE WESTERLY
SWELL.
SUNDAY: WESTERLY 15 KNOTS. MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL.
COOK GALE WARNING IN FORCE
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EARLY
AFTERNOON.NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS DEVELOPING LATE AFTERNOON.SEA BECOMING
MODERATE.NORTH OF CAPE TERAWHITI: NORTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE, EASING. IN
THE SOUTH: SOUTHERLY SWELL 2 METRES, EASING.
THURSDAY: NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS. BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS BUT 35
KNOTS SOUTH OF TURAKIRAE HEAD IN THE MORNING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH
IN THE SOUTH.NORTH OF CAPE TERAWHITI: NORTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE
DEVELOPING. IN THE SOUTH:SOUTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE, EASING.OUTLOOK
FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
FRIDAY:NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS, EASING TO 10 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. ROUGH
SEA EASING.
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS BUT 20
KNOTS NORTH OF CAPE TERAWHITI LATER.
SUNDAY:EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY.
CASTLEPOINT GALE WARNING IN FORCE
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS. BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT
SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS NORTH OF CAPE PALLISER IN THE AFTERNOON.THEN
BECOMING VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS IN THE SOUTH IN THE
EVENING. MODERATE SEA EASING FOR A TIME. SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES,
EASING.
THURSDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS SOUTH OF CAPE
PALLISER.RISING TO NORTHWEST 40 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING.SEA
BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE MORNING. SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 METRES,EASING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
FRIDAY: BECOMING EASTERLY 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING. ROUGH
SEA EASING.
SATURDAY: NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS LATER.
SUNDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS.
PORTLAND
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS EASING TO SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON.ROUGH SEA EASING. SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES.
THURSDAY: SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS TURNING NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING. RISING TO NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS ABOUT EAST CAPE IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEA BECOMING ROUGH. SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES, EASING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
FRIDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS BUT 20 KNOTS NORTH OF EAST CAPE. BECOMING
NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS.
SUNDAY: WESTERLY 15 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EARLY.
ENDS
