VTFQ02 NZCL 230130
EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZST 24-SEP-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZST 23-SEP-2024
A WEAKENING FRONT MOVES NORTHEAST OVER THE COUNTRY TODAY. MEANWHILE,
ANOTHER FRONT REACHES FIORDLAND LATE EVENING. TOMORROW, THE FRONT
OVER FAR SOUTH TRAVELS UP THE COUNTRY BRINGING COOL SOUTHWESTERLY
FLOW. THEN, A RIDGE STARTS BUILDING OVER THE LOWER SOUTH ISLAND IN
THE LATTER HALF OF THE DAY. ON WEDNESDAY, THE RIDGE EXPANDS TO COVER
THE COUNTRY, HOWEVER, A NEW FRONT APPROACHES THE FAR SOUTH LATE
EVENING. ON THURSDAY, THE FRONT MOVES NORTH, REACHING THE COOK
STRAIGHT, BRINGING COLD SOUTHWESTERLIES IN BEHIND IT. THEN, A NEW
RIDGE SPREADS OVER AOTEOROA/NEW ZEALAND ON FRIDAY ONCE THE FRONT
CLEARS THE REMAINDER OF THE COUNTRY.
ABEL GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: WESTERLY 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION POINT.
ROUGH SEA IN THE NORTH.
TUESDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS BUT 20 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION POINT.
BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS IN THE MORNING.CHANGING SOUTHWEST 25
KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME. POOR
VISIBILITY IN DEVELOPING RAIN, EASING IN THE AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
WEDNESDAY:SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING.BECOMING WESTERLY 10 KNOTS BUT 20 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION
POINT IN THE AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY: RISING TO NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY.SEA BECOMING
ROUGH.
FRIDAY:NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS,BECOMING SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS EARLY,EASING TO
10 KNOTS LATE. ROUGH SEA EASING.
GREY GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS TURNING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING.
SEA MODERATE. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES. POOR VISIBILITY
IN RAIN NORTH OF CAPE FOULWIND IN THE AFTERNOON AND THEN DEVELOPING
SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY: NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS,TURNING SOUTHWEST 35 KNOTS IN THE MORNING.
EASING TO SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA BECOMING VERY
ROUGH FOR A TIME. VERY LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 6 METRES
BUT RISING TO 7 METRES FOR A TIME SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD. POOR VISIBILITY
IN A PERIOD OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, EASING TO SHOWERS IN THE
AFTERNOON.SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE SOUTH OF GREYMOUTH,EASING IN
THE AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS, EASING TO WESTERLY 10 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING. BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KNOTS BUT NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS NORTH OF
ABUT HEAD IN THE EVENING. ROUGH SEA EASING. HEAVY SOUTHWEST SWELL
EASING.
THURSDAY:EASING TO NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY, RISING TO
NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS IN THE MORNING.TURNING SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS LATER.
SEA BECOMING ROUGH. MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL.
FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS. SEA ROUGH.SOUTHWEST SWELL BECOMING HEAVY.
MILFORD GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS. BECOMING NORTHERLY 35 KNOTS IN THE
EVENING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING
TO 4 METRES.POOR VISIBILITY IN EVENING RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES.
TUESDAY: NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS RISING TO 45 KNOTS FOR A TIME EARLY
MORNING,CHANGING SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS LATE MORNING. EASING TO SOUTHWEST
20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING HIGH FOR A TIME IN THE MORNING.
VERY LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 8 METRES FOR A TIME. POOR
VISIBILITY IN RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, TURNING TO SHOWERS IN THE MORNING.
SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE, EASING IN THE EVENING.OUTLOOK
FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
WEDNESDAY: SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHERLY 20 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING. BECOMING NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS BUT NORTHEAST 35 KNOTS INSHORE
IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH INSHORE.HEAVY SOUTHWEST
SWELL EASING.
THURSDAY: BECOMING NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS BUT NORTHEAST 35 KNOTS INSHORE
EARLY. BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING. SEA
VERY ROUGH AT TIMES. WESTERLY SWELL BECOMING HEAVY.
FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS. SEA ROUGH. HEAVY SOUTHWEST SWELL.
PUYSEGUR STORM WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS RISING TO 40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, AND
TO 50 KNOTS IN THE EVENING.SEA BECOMING HIGH. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST
SWELL RISING TO 6 METRES.POOR VISIBILITY IN EVENING RAIN, HEAVY AT
TIMES.
TUESDAY: NORTHWEST 50 KNOTS. BECOMING SOUTHWEST 35 KNOTS BUT 45 KNOTS
SOUTH OF PUYSEGUR POINT IN THE MORNING. EASING TO SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS
IN THE EVENING.HIGH SEA AT TIMES. VERY LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL
RISING TO 9 METRES FOR A TIME. POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN, HEAVY AT
TIMES,TURNING TO SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE,EASING IN THE EVENING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
WEDNESDAY: WESTERLY 25 KNOTS,BECOMING NORTHERLY 35 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH.HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.
THURSDAY:NORTHERLY 30 KNOTS, BECOMING WESTERLY 30 KNOTS EARLY. SEA
ROUGH.HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.
FRIDAY: WESTERLY 25 KNOTS, RISING TO 35 KNOTS WEST OF WEST CAPE LATER.
SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH IN THE WEST.HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.
FOVEAUX STORM WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: NORTHWEST RISING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEA ROUGH.LONG
PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 4 METRES. POOR VISIBILITY IN
SCATTERED EVENING RAIN.
TUESDAY: NORTHERLY 30 K
