Unsettled weather with rain, thunderstorms, and variable winds expected.

VTFQ02 NZCL 210030

EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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ALL SHIPS FROM METEO WELLINGTON
FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZDT 22-DEC-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZDT 21-DEC-2024

A BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CROSSES OVER NEW ZEALAND TODAY,
GENERATING UNSETTLED WEATHER. RAIN OR SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED FOR MANY
AREAS. A SHOWERY WESTERLY FLOW FOLLOWS ON SUNDAY. SHOWERY WESTERLIES
CONTINUE ON MONDAY, WITH A RIDGE OVER MUCH OF THE COUNTRY ON TUESDAY.
AN ACTIVE FRONT APPROACHES FIORDLAND LATE TUESDAY, MOVING RAPIDLY
ACROSS MUCH OF THE COUNTRY ON CHRISTMAS DAY.

ABEL
SATURDAY: EASTERLY 15 KNOTS, RISING TO NORTHERLY 25 KNOTS IN THE
EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH. NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE DEVELOPING LATE.
POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES. POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS FROM
AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY: NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS, EASING TO 10 KNOTS LATE EVENING.MODERATE
SEA EASING. NORTHERLY SWELL 1 METRE, EASING. POOR VISIBILITY IN RAIN,
EASING IN THE MORNING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
MONDAY:NORTHWEST 10 KNOTS, RISING TO 20 KNOTS IN THE MORNING. EASING
TO WESTERLY 10 KNOTS IN THE EVENING.
TUESDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS,BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS LATER.
WEDNESDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS,EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS LATE