VTFQ02 NZCL 230030
EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 1200
NZDT 24-DEC-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZDT 23-DEC-2024
A SHOWERY WESTERLY FLOW DOMINATES OVER THE COUNTRY ON MONDAY. A RIDGE
OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES ONTO THE COUNTRY EARLY TUESDAY, BUT A FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ONTO
FIORDLAND TUESDAY EVENING. A LARGE LOW AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTS ARE
EXPECTED TO MOVE ONTO THE COUNTRY DURING CHRISTMAS DAY (WEDNESDAY),
BRINGING RAIN TO MANY PLACES. THE LOW SHOULD CROSS THE NORTH ISLAND
DURING THURSDAY (BOXING DAY) AND A STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FLOW
SPREADS OVER THE COUNTRY IN ITS WAKE. WINDS EASE OVER THE SOUTH
ISLAND ON FRIDAY AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES IN FROM THE WEST.
ABEL
MONDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON.
EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS SOUTH OF SEPARATION POINT IN THE EVENING.
SEA BECOMING MODERATE FOR A TIME.
TUESDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT WESTERLY 20 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION
POINT,BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA
BECOMING MODERATE.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
WEDNESDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON.
THURSDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS.
FRIDAY:BECOMING SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS EARLY.TURNING NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS
IN THE MORNING, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS LATE.
GREY
MONDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS. SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS DEVELOPING FOR A TIME
OFFSHORE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. SEA SLIGHT. LONG PERIOD
SOUTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE. NORTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE, EASING. FAIR
VISIBILITY IN SCATTERED SHOWERS.
TUESDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHEAST 25 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEA BECOMING ROUGH. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE.
NORTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE, DEVELOPING.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
WEDNESDAY: NORTHEAST 20 KNOTS, EASING TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
NORTHWEST SWELL BECOMING MODERATE.
THURSDAY:VARIABLE 10 KNOTS,BECOMING SOUTHWEST
