Forecast warns of rough seas and strong winds in New Zealand waters.

VTFQ02 NZCL 021230

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 0000
NZDT 04-JAN-2025 WITH OUTLOOK FOR FOLLOWING 3 DAYS. ISSUED BY
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE OF NZ LTD 0130 NZDT 03-JAN-2025

A TROUGH MOVES OVER CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND ON FRIDAY, AND ON SATURDAY,
THE TROUGH MOVES OUT TO THE EAST OF NEW ZEALAND, AND A SOUTHERLY FLOW
SPREADS OVER THE COUNTRY. THE SOUTHERLY FLOW PERSISTS ON SUNDAY AND
MONDAY, STRENGTHENING FOR A TIME AROUND CENTRAL NEW ZEALAND. ON
TUESDAY, A RIDGE EXTENDS OVER THE COUNTRY AND MOVES ITSELF NORTH.

ABEL
FRIDAY: WESTERLY 10 KNOTS BUT 20 KNOTS NORTH OF SEPARATION POINT.
BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS THIS EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH. POOR
VISIBILITY IN SHOWERS. POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS FROM AFTERNOON.OUTLOOK
FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: SOUTHERLY 20 KNOTS, BECOMING NORTHERLY 15 KNOTS IN THE
MORNING. TURNING EASTERLY 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.
SUNDAY: NORTHEAST 20 KNOTS, EASING TO VARIABLE 10 KNOTS EARLY.
BECOMING NORTHWEST 15 KNOTS LATER.
MONDAY: NORTHERLY 10 KNOTS.

GREY
FRIDAY: NORTHEAST 15 KNOTS, BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING,
THEN RISING TO 30 KNOTS EVERYWHERE THIS EVENING BUT CHANGING TO
EASTERLY 15 KNOTS INSHORE LATE EVENING. SEA BECOMING ROUGH, THEN
EASING INSHORE. SOUTHWEST SWELL RISING TO 5 METRES OFFSHORE. POOR
VISIBILITY IN SHOWERS. POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS NORTH OF HOKITIKA FROM
AFTERNOON.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: SOUTHERLY 20 KNOTS BUT SOUTHWEST 30 KNOTS SOUTH OF ABUT
HEAD. BECOMING SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS EVERYWHERE IN THE MORNING. ROUGH
SEA. HEAVY SOUTHWEST SWELL EASING.
SUNDAY:SOUTHWEST 20 KNOTS, TURNING SOUTHEAST 15 KNOTS NORTH OF ABUT
HEAD EARLY. MODERATE SOUTHWEST SWELL.
MONDAY: EASING TO SOUTHERLY 10 KNOTS EVERYWHERE EARLY. MODERATE
SOUTHWEST SWELL.

MILFORD GALE WARNING IN FORCE
FRIDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS, RISING TO 35 KNOTS FOR A TIME THIS
MORNING AND AFTERNOON. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH FOR A TIME.SOUTHWEST
SWELL RISING TO 5 METRES OFFSHORE.
OUTLOOK FOLLOWING 3 DAYS
SATURDAY: SOUTHWEST 25 KNOTS, RISING TO 35 KNOTS IN THE MORNING.
EASING TO SOUTHERLY 25 KNOTS IN THE EVENING. SEA BECOMING VERY ROUGH
FOR A TIME. SOUTHWEST SWELL BECOMING HEAVY.
SUNDAY:SOUTHERLY 25 KNOTS,EASING TO 15 KNOTS LATE. ROUGH SEA EASING.
HEAVY SOUTHWEST