Forecast for NZ South Island coastal waters from December 25-27, 2024.

VTFQ02 NZCL 240030

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 25-DEC-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 1330 NZDT 24-DEC-2024

A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE LIES OVER NEW ZEALAND ON 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 SLOWLY MOVE ONTO THE COUNTRY DURING CHRISTMAS DAY (
WEDNESDAY), BRINGING SHOWERS TO MANY PLACES. THE LOW CROSSES THE
NORTH ISLAND DURING THURSDAY (BOXING DAY) AND STRONG SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST WINDS SPREAD 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. THE RIDGE MOVES NORTHEAST ON SATURDAY WHILE A FRONT,
BRINGING RAIN, COMES ONTO THE SOUTHERN SOUTH ISLAND.

ABEL
TUESDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS BUT WESTERLY 20 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION
POINT,BECOMING NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEA
BECOMING MODERATE EVERYWHERE.
WEDNESDAY: NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON. SEA SLIGHT.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
THURSDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS.
FRIDAY: BECOMING SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS FOR A TIME IN THE MORNING.
SATURDAY: VARIABLE 10 KNOTS.

GREY
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 LATE.
WEDNESDAY: NORTHEAST 20 KNOTS, EASING TO 10 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
MODERATE SEA EASING.NORTH OF ABUT HEAD: LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1
METRE.NORTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 3 METRES. SOUTH OF ABUT HEAD: LONG
PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE. NORTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 3 METRES
FOR A TIME. POOR VISIBILITY IN PERIODS OF RAIN.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
THURSDAY:SOUTHERLY 10 KNOTS, RISING TO SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING.EASING TO SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS INSHORE IN THE EVENING. SEA
BECOMING ROUGH FOR A TIME. MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL.
FRIDAY: BECOMING SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY,BECOMING
SOUTHWEST 15 KNOTS BUT 25 KNOTS NORTH OF CAPE FOULWIND IN THE MORNING.
SEA BECOMING ROUGH IN THE NORTH. MODERATE WESTERLY SWELL EASING.
SATURDAY: EASING TO SOUTHWEST 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY. ROUGH SEA IN
THE NORTH EASING.

MILFORD
TUESDAY: NORTHEAST 30 KNOTS. SEA ROUGH. LONG PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1
METRE.NORTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 2 METRES LATE. POOR VISIBILITY IN
EVENING RAIN.
WEDNESDAY: NORTHEAST 25 KNOTS, EASING TO 15 KNOTS IN THE MORNING.
TURNING SOUTHERLY 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. ROUGH SEA EASING. LONG
PERIOD SOUTHWEST SWELL 1 METRE. NORTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 3 METRES
FOR A TIME. POOR VISIBILITY IN MORNING RAIN, TURNING INTO SHOWERS
FROM AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
THURSDAY: SOUTHWEST 2