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| Updated: Sat 04 Sep, 6:00 am |
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Outlook
For the entire North Island: Squally southwesterlies, gale in exposed places, with heavy showers and small hail. Snow down to 500 metres in central and southern areas affecting higher roads. Showers clearing during the morning and winds easing, however, a few showers return to western parts in the evening.
Marlborough to Otago: A few wintry showers at first about the Otago coast and Banks Peninsula, otherwise fine with frosts inland.
Nelson: Fine apart from a few showers about the western ranges.
Buller and Westland: Fine at first, but a few showers from around midday.
Fiordland and Southland: Showers, with snow to 600 metres at first, clearing Southland by afternoon.
Chatham Islands: Strong cold southwesterlies with hail showers, easing in the afternoon.
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Marine Outlook
*GALE WARNING IN FORCE* Southwest 35 knots easing to 25 knots this morning and to 15 knots this evening. Very rough sea easing.Northwest swell 1 metre or less. Outlook following 3 days: Southwest 15 knots becoming late Sunday northwest 20 knots and rising Monday 30 knots with rough sea.Moderate northwest swell developing offshore Monday.
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Mon 06
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Tue 07
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Extended Forecast
Sunday: North Island, fine in the east with northwesterlies rising to severe gale in the south. Cloudy in the west with showers. South Island, heavy rain in the west, mostly fine in the east with northwesterlies rising to severe gale in exposed places.
Monday: North Island, rain for most with heavy falls from Taranaki to Auckland, but only light falls in the east. Strong northwesterlies easing south of Ruapehu. South Island, rain in the west with heavy falls, mostly fine in the east, but showers developing south of Oamaru. Northwesterlies easing.
Tuesday: North Island, rain or showers. Southeasterlies developing in the south. South Island, rain easing in the west. Scattered rain in eastern areas, with southeast winds.
Chatham Islands: On Sunday, cloudy with strong southwesterlies turning gale northwesterly. Monday brings showers and lighter westerlies. On Tuesday, showers and a change to southeasterlies.
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Extended Marine Forecast
Marine Weather Situation and Forecast issued at 0530hrs Saturday 04-Sep-2010 by MetService
GALE warning for PLENTY
Situation:
Southwesterlies ease over the region today as a ridge moves east onto the North Island, and tend northwest Sunday ahead of a new trough that moves onto the Island Tuesday.
Forecast issued at 0523hrs Saturday 04-Sep-2010
Valid to 5 am Saturday for Inshore waters from Great Mercury Island to Mayor Island to Mt Maunganui.
Saturday:
Southwest 25 knots gusting 40 knots easing to 20 knots gusting 30 knots this
morning, then to 15 knots late evening.
Rough sea becoming moderate this morning then slight late evening.
Fair visibility in a few showers clearing this morning.
Outlook until midnight Tuesday:
Sunday: Westerly 15 knots becoming northwest 20 knots later. Cloudy periods.
Monday: Northwest rising to 25 knots for a time. Rain developing.
Tuesday: Northwest 20 knots. Rain at times.
Swell forecast to midnight Tuesday:
Northerly half a metre dying out today, but returning Monday.
High tide at Tauranga:
Saturday 1452 1.6 metres.
Sunday 0311 1.6 metres.
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