Unsettled weather forecasted for New Zealand South Island coastal waters.

VTFQ02 NZCL 200030

EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZDT 21-DEC-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZDT 20-DEC-2024

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE LIES OVER NEW ZEALAND DURING FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY, GENERATING UNSETTLED WEATHER. RAIN OR SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED
FOR MANY AREAS. WESTERLIES AFFECT THE COUNTY ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY. A
RIDGE COVERS MUCH OF THE NATION ON TUESDAY, BUT A FRONT APPROACHES
THE WEST OF THE SOUTH ISLAND FROM THE TASMAN SEA.

ABEL
FRIDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT SOUTHEAST 15 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION
POINT.BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE EVENING. SEA
SLIGHT.POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN.
SATURDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT. POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN,
HEAVY AT TIMES. POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS FROM AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS, EASING TO 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING.
MONDAY:NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS LATE.
TUESDAY:VARIABLE 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS EARLY.

GREY
FRIDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS DEVELOPING OFFSHORE
OVERNIGHT.SEA SLIGHT. NORTH OF HOKITIKA: VERY LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST
SWELL 1 METRE. ELSEWHERE: VERY LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 2 METRES,
EASING.POOR VISIBILITY IN OCCASIONAL RAIN.
SATURDAY: NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS,EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEA SLIGHT. VERY LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE.
NORTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE DEVELOPING LATE. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS
OF RAIN. POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS FROM AFTERNOON NORTH OF CAPE FOULWIND.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY:NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS. WESTERLY SWELL.
MONDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS.WESTERLY SWELL BECOMING MODERATE.
TUESDAY:VARIABLE 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 20 KNOTS EARLY.MODERATE
WESTERLY SWELL EASING.

MILFORD
FRIDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT. VERY LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST
SWELL 2 METRES, EASING.
SATURDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. SEA SLIGHT. VERY LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST
SWELL 1 METRE. NORTHWEST SWELL 1 E EVENING BUT NORTHERLY 10 KNOTS
IN THE NORTH. VERY ROUGH SEA IN THE SOUTH, EASING. VERY LONG PERIOD
SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES. SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 METRE DEVELOPING. FAIR
VISIBILITY IN SCATTERED RAIN.
SATURDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT 30 KNOTS SOUTH OF WEST CAPE. EASING
TO SOUTHEAST 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING, THEN TO VARIABLE 10
KNOTS EVERYWHERE THIS AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEA IN THE SOUTH,EASING. VERY
LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 3 METRES.SOUTHEAST SWELL 1 METRE. POOR
VISIBILITY IN RAIN.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SUNDAY:WESTERLY 10 KNOTS. STRONG SOUTHWEST SWELL.
MONDAY: SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS.SOUTHWEST SWELL BECOMING MODERATE.
TUESDAY:VARIABLE 10 KNOTS,BECOMING EASTERLY 20 KNOTS BUT NORTHEAST 30
KNOTS NORTH OF WEST CAPE EARLY. SEA BECOMING ROUGH IN THE NORTH.
MODE