VTFQ02 NZCL 181330
EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 0000
NZST 20-SEP-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 0130 NZST 19-SEP-2024
A DISTURBED WESTERLY FLOW AFFECTS THE COUNTRY. A SERIES OF ACTIVE
FRONTS AFFECT THE WESTERN REGIONS OF BOTH ISLANDS THROUGH THURSDAY
AND FRIDAY. DURING SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
AFFECTS THE NORTH ISLAND, WHILE A MOIST NORTHWEST FLOW AFFECTS THE
SOUTH ISLAND, BRINGING RAIN TO WESTERN REGIONS. ON MONDAY, A FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE ONTO THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND. MEANWHILE, A LOW IN THE
NORTH TASMAN SEA IS FORECAST TO SPREAD A FRONT ONTO THE UPPER NORTH
ISLAND LATER IN THE DAY.
ABEL GALE WARNING IN FORCE
THURSDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT WESTERLY 15 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION
POINT.BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE AFTERNOON, RISING
TO 35 KNOTS FOR A TIME IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A
TIME.POOR V
