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Updated: Thu 17 May, 6:00 pm
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16°C/7 °C
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Outlook
In the west from Northland to Taranaki, including the Coromandel Peninsula: Cloudy periods and scattered showers. Showers easing late tomorrow.
Bay of Plenty, Gisborne, Hawkes Bay, also Horowhenua Kapiti Coast: Fine and mostly sunny.
Wanganui, Taihape and Manawatu: Mainly fine, however showers developing this evening.
Wellington and Wairarapa: Fine today. A few showers developing tomorrow morning, then retreating to Wairarapa coast tomorrow afternoon.
Buller and Westland: Showers about Buller, spreading elsewhere this afternoon. Clearing later tomorrow.
Nelson, Marlborough and Canterbury: Fine, apart from showers developing about Banks Peninsula overnight with snow to 400 metres there later tomorrow.
Otago, Southland and Fiordland: Showers about Southland and Fiordland, spreading to southern Otago tonight and overnight, some possibly heavy with hail. Snow to 400 metres tomorrow. Southwest gales developing overnight.
Chatham Islands: Showers, some heavy with hail.



Marine Outlook
Southwest 30 knots. Sea rough. Outlook following 3 days: Southwest 25 knots, easing overnight Saturday 15 knots, tending late Sunday northwest 15 knots. Change Monday, southerly 20 knots. Rough sea easing.

Fri 18

16°C/5 °C
Sat 19

15°C/5 °C
Sun 20

16°C/6 °C

Extended Forecast
Saturday: North Island, mainly fine but a few showers in the south and along the east coast. South Island, Mainly fine and frosty, but a few showers along the east coast at first, and developing about Fiordland later.
Sunday: North Island, mainly fine in the east, cloud increasing in the west, with a few showers developing. South Island, showers developing in the west and south, and a few showers spreading up the east coast later.
Monday: North Island, a few showers for most places. South Island, showers about the Fiords, and fine or becoming fine elsewhere.
Chatham Islands: Unsettled with showers and fine spells on Saturday and Sunday. Showers clearing on Monday. Cold southwesterlies, strong at times, easing late Monday.


Extended Marine Forecast

Marine Weather Situation and Forecast issued at 1330hrs Thursday 17-May-2012 by MetService

NIL warning for PLENTY

Situation:
A strong southwest flow over New Zealand weakens on Saturday as a narrow ridge moves onto the country from the Tasman Sea. A trough crosses the South Island on Sunday and the North Island on Monday, followed by another ridge.

Forecast issued at 1058hrs Thursday 17-May-2012
Valid to 1 pm Thursday for Inshore waters from Great Mercury Island to Mayor Island to Matakana Island.
Strong wind advisory.
Thursday:
Southwest 25 knots gusting 35 knots. Sea rough. Fair visibility in showers
developing this afternoon, becoming isolated this evening.
Friday:
Southwest 25 knots gusting 35 knots. Sea rough. Mainly fine.

Outlook until midnight Monday:
Saturday: Southwest 20 knots, easing to 15 knots at night. Early showers, then
mostly fine.
Sunday: Southwest 15 knots, tending northwest 15 knots in the evening. Cloud
increasing, a few showers developing.
Monday: A change southwest 20 knots. A few showers.

Swell forecast to midnight Monday:
Nil significant.

High tide at Tauranga:
Thursday 1648 1.7 metres.
Friday 0505 1.7 metres.


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