New Zealand coastal weather forecast: unsettled conditions expected through Friday.

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EGC 2,1,24,41S173E600,01,0
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FORECAST FOR NEW ZEALAND SOUTH ISLAND COASTAL WATERS VALID UNTIL 0000
NZDT 31-DEC-2024 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 0130 NZDT 30-DEC-2024

A TROUGH MOVES ONTO THE NORTH ISLAND TODAY. A LOW IS FORECAST TO
DEVELOP ON THE TROUGH EAST OF THE NORTH ISLAND EARLY ON TUESDAY, WITH
AN UNSETTLED AND STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW COVERING CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND.
DURING WEDNESDAY, THE LOW IS FORECAST TO MOVE AWAY TO THE EAST OF THE
NORTH ISLAND, WITH RAIN AND SOUTHERLY WINDS EASING. ANOTHER TROUGH
REACHES THE SOUTH ISLAND FROM THE TASMAN SEA ON THURSDAY, PASSING
OVER CENTRAL AND NORTHERN PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ON FRIDAY. THE TROUGH
IS FOLLOWED BY A SHOWERY SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW.

ABEL
MONDAY: NORTHWEST 20 KNOTS, BUT VARIABLE 10 KNOTS SOUTH OF SEPARATION
POINT.TURNING NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE AFTERNOON, THEN
CHANGING SOUTHERLY 20 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. MODERATE SEA EASING FOR A
TIME.POOR VI