VTFQ02 NZCL 070030
EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZDT 08-OCT-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZDT 07-OCT-2024
AN UNSTABLE NORTHWEST FLOW PERSISTS THROUGH TODAY BRINGING RAIN AND
SHOWERS TO MANY AREAS, ESPECIALLY IN THE WEST. ON TUESDAY, WINDS
BEGIN TURNING SOUTHWEST OVER THE SOUTH ISLAND, AS AN ACTIVE FRONT
MOVES NORTHWARDS. A WEAKENING FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE NORTH
ISLAND DURING WEDNESDAY, SPREADING SOUTHWESTERLIES OVER THE WHOLE
COUNTRY. SOUTHWESTERLIES DIE OUT ON THURSDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE EXPANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. ON FRIDAY, A LOW MAY LIE TO THE
NORTHEAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND WHILE A FRONT APPROACHES THE SOUTH
ISLAND.
ABEL
MONDAY: NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION POINT.
ROUGH SEA IN THE NORTH. NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE. POOR VISIBILITY IN
SHOWERS,WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS.
TUESDAY: WESTERLY 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION POINT.
BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS EVERYWHERE FOR A TIME IN THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING.SEA BECOMING ROUGH EVERYWHERE FOR A TIME. NORTHERLY
SWELL 1 METRE.POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF EVENING RAIN.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
WEDNESDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION POINT.
BECOMING WESTERLY 25 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING, EASING TO 15
KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME.
THURSDAY:SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS, TURNING SOUTHEAST 15 KNOTS EARLY.
FRIDAY:SOUTHEAST 10 KNOTS, CHANGING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS EARLY.EASING
TO WESTERLY 10 KNOTS LATE.
GREY
MONDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. WESTERLY 15 KNOTS DEVELOPING IN THE
EVENING. SEA SLIGHT. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE. NORTHWEST
SWELL RISING TO 2 METRES LATE. POOR VISIBILITY IN SHOWERS.
THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE NORTH OF CAPE FOULWIND.
TUESDAY: NORTHWEST RISING TO 20 KNOTS BUT 30 KNOTS SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD
IN THE MORNING.EASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS IN THE SOUTH
IN THE EVENING.SEA BECOMING ROUGH. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING
TO 3 METRES NORTH OF ABUT HEAD, BUT TO 4 METRES IN THE SOUTH.
NORTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 3 METRES FOR A TIME EARLY. POOR VISIBILITY
IN RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
WEDNESDAY: WESTERLY 25 KNOTS, EASING TO SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS IN THE
EVENING. ROUGH SEA EASING. HEAVY WESTERLY SWELL.
THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EARLY.HEAVY
SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
FRIDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS BUT NORTHERLY
20 KNOTS SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD LATER.MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
MILFORD GALE WARNING IN FORCE
MONDAY: NORTHERLY RISING TO 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON AND TO 25 KNOTS
EARLY EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1
METRE.NORTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 2 METRE
