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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZDT 26-OCT-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZDT 25-OCT-2024
A STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE COUNTRY TODAY, WHILE
A FRONT BECOMES SLOW-MOVING OVER THE UPPER SOUTH ISLAND. A COMPLEX
LOW WILL DEVELOP IN THE TASMAN SEA TODAY THEN MOVE OVER THE SOUTH
ISLAND ON SATURDAY, EXTENDING A FRONTAL SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTH
ISLAND. ON SUNDAY, THE COMPLEX LOW LIES JUST WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND
WHILE WESTERLIES DEVELOP OVER THE NORTH ISLAND. THE LOW MOVES EAST OF
THE SOUTH ISLAND ON MONDAY, TURNING THE FLOW WEST OR SOUTHWESTERLY
ACROSS NEW ZEALAND. ON TUESDAY, THE LOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY
FROM NEW ZEALAND WITH A WEAK RIDGE BRIEFLY SPREADING ONTO THE COUNTRY.
ABEL GALE WARNING IN FORCE
FRIDAY: NORTHWEST 35 KNOTS, EASING TO NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON.VERY ROUGH SEA EASING. NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE. POOR
VISIBILITY IN RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES.
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY RISING TO 30 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON, EASING TO
NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING.ROUGH SEA EASING. NORTHERLY SWELL
RISING TO 2 METRES. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN, EASING
EVENING. POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS FROM AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY:NORTHWEST 25 KNOTS. SEA ROUGH.MODERATE NORTHERLY SWELL EASING.
MONDAY:NORTHWEST 30 KNOTS, EASING TO WESTERLY 20 KNOTS LATE. ROUGH
SEA EASING.
TUESDAY: WESTERLY 20 KNOTS,EASING TO 10 KNOTS LATE.
GREY GALE WARNING IN FORCE
FRIDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS BUT SOUTHEAST 20 KNOTS
SOUTH OF GREYMOUTH DEVELOPING IN THE EVENING.SEA BECOMING ROUGH FOR A
TIME.NORTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE EASING. LONG PERIOD SWELL 3 METRES
EASING.POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES.
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS, CHANGING TO EASTERLY 35 KNOTS SOUTH OF
ABUT HEAD IN THE MORNING. BECOMING NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS IN
THE SOUTH IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME IN THE
SOUTH.NORTH OF ABUT HEAD: NORTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 3 METRES. LONG
PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 METRES EASING. SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD:NORTHWEST
SWELL 1 METRE DEVELOPING. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 METRES EASING.
POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN. POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF ABUT HEAD
FROM AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY:NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KNOTS BUT NORTHWEST
25 KNOTS NORTH OF CAPE FOULWIND LATER. SEA BECOMING ROUGH IN THE
NORTH.MODERATE NORTHWEST SWELL.
MONDAY: BECOMING WESTERLY 30 KNOTS
