VTFQ02 NZCL 210130
EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZST 22-SEP-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZST 21-SEP-2024
A TROUGH APPROACHES THE SOUTH ISLAND FROM THE WEST TODAY AND MOVES
EAST ACROSS NEW ZEALAND ON SUNDAY. ANOTHER TROUGH APPROACHES THE
SOUTH ISLAND FROM THE WEST LATE SUNDAY. FRONTS EMBEDDED IN A WESTERLY
FLOW MOVE EAST ACROSS NEW ZEALAND FROM MONDAY TO TUESDAY. ON
WEDNESDAY A FRONT MOVES NORTHEAST OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND FOLLOWED BY
COLD SOUTHWESTERLIES AND POSSIBLY SNOW IN THE FAR SOUTH.
ABEL
SATURDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS DEVELOPING IN THE
AFTERNOON.SEA BECOMING MODERATE.
SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS RISING TO 30 KNOTS FOR A TIME IN THE
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEA BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME. POOR VISIBILITY
IN PATCHY DRIZZLE, TURNING TO RAIN IN THE MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE,EASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
MONDAY: WESTERLY 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHERLY 10 KNOTS SOUTH OF
SEPARATION POINT IN THE MORNING. BECOMING WESTERLY 15 KNOTS
EVERYWHERE IN THE AFTERNOON.
TUESDAY: BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS BUT WESTERLY 30 KNOTS NORTH OF
SEPARATION POINT EARLY. SEA BECOMING ROUGH IN THE NORTH.
WEDNESDAY:EASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY,BECOMING
WESTERLY 10 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS IN THE NORTH IN THE MORNING.ROUGH SEA
IN THE NORTH EASING FOR A TIME.
GREY GALE WARNING IN FORCE
SATURDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD.
BECOMING NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS BUT NORTHEAST 25 KNOTS IN THE SOUTH IN
THE AFTERNOON, THEN RISING TO NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS BUT NORTHEAST 35
KNOTS IN THE SOUTH IN THE EVENING.SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE
SOUTH.VERY LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 4 METRES. NORTHWEST
SWELL 1 METRE DEVELOPING. POOR VISIBILITY IN SHOWERS AND THEN RAIN
DEVELOPING SOUTH OF HOKITIKA IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY: NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS BUT NORTHEAST 35 KNOTS SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD.
RISING TO NORTHEAST 35 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY MORNING.CHANGING
WESTERLY 20 KNOTS LATE MORNING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME.
VERY LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 4 METRES, EASING. NORTHWEST SWELL 1
METRE.POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN, EASING IN THE AFTERNOON.THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE,EASING SOUTH OF GREYMOUTH IN THE AFTERNOON AND EVERYWHERE IN
THE EVENING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
MONDAY:NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS, TURNING SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS IN THE MORNING.
EASING TO WESTERLY 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING.ROUGH SEA EASING. MODERATE
WESTERLY SWELL.
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