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Coastal Weather

Issued at 13:01 on Sunday 12 February 2012. Valid for Sunday.

Valid from 12:12 on Sunday 12 February 2012 until 00:12 on Tuesday 14 February 2012.

Abel

South of Separation Point: Variable 10 knots, turning northerly 15 knots for a time this afternoon. Elsewhere: Southeast 15 knots. Sea slight. Poor visibility in occasional rain developing Monday afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Variable 10 knots. Becoming late Wednesday, southeast 25 knots north of Separation Point with rough sea and 15 knots elsewhere.

Brett

Easterly 15 knots, turning northerly tonight. Sea slight. Northerly swell 1 metre. Easterly swell 1 metre easing. Fair visibility in showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Becoming Tuesday morning northwest 15 knots. Easing early Thursday variable 10 knots.

Castlepoint

Southerly 15 knots, becoming variable 10 knots this afternoon. Easterly 15 knots developing Monday afternoon. Sea slight. Southwest swell 2 metres easing. Fair visibility in showers developing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Becoming Tuesday morning northeast 15 knots. Changing early Wednesday southwest 15 knots,rising late Wednesday southerly 25 knots with rough southeast. Easing early Thursday southeast 15 knots, late Thursday dying out.

Chalmers

Variable 10 knots. Northeast 15 knots developing Monday evening.Sea slight. Southwest swell 2 metres. Fair visibility in areas drizzle developing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Northeast 15 knots, changing overnight Tuesday southerly 15 knots. Easing late Wednesday variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing Tuesday.

Chatham Islands

Southwest 25 knots. Sea rough. Southwest swell 3 metres at times.

Outlook following 3 days: Easing Tuesday afternoon variable 10 knots. Becoming late Wednesday southwest 15 knots. Moderate southwest swell.

Colville

Easterly 20 knots, turning northerly 15 knots this evening. Moderate sea easing. Easterly swell 1 metre easing. Northerly swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in showers.

Outlook following 3 days: Becoming Tuesday afternoon northwest 15 knots. Easing early Thursday variable 10 knots.

Conway

Northeast rising to 15 knots Monday evening. Sea slight. Southwest swell 2 metres easing. Fair visibility in areas drizzle developing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Northeast 15 knots. Becoming early Wednesday southerly 15 knots. Easing Thursday variable 10 knots.

Cook

Southeast 20 knots, becoming variable 10 knots tonight. Southeast 15 knots developing in the morning. Moderate sea easing. Southerly swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in showers developing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Developing Tuesday afternoon northerly 15 knots, changing early Wednesday southerly 15 knots, rising late Wednesday 25 knots with rough southeast. Easing late Thursday southeast 15 knots.

Foveaux

Southwest 15 knots, easing to variable 10 knots in the morning. Sea slight. Southwest swell 2 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell easing Monday. Moderate southwest swell at times.

Grey

Variable 10 knots. Northeast 15 knots developing in the morning, rising to 25 knots north of Cape Foulwind Monday afternoon. Sea becoming rough in the north. Southwest swell 1 metre. Northeast swell 1 metre developing. Poor visibility in occasional rain from Monday afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Northeast 20 knots, but southeast 15 knots south of Abut Head. Easing overnight Tuesday variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell developing Wednesday.

Kaipara

Variable 10 knots. Sea slight. Southwest swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in showers developing this evening, clearing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Developing Tuesday morning northwest 15 knots. Easing late Wednesday variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell developing Thursday.

Milford

Variable 10 knots. Southeast 15 knots developing in the morning.Sea slight. Southwest swell rising to 2 metres. Northeast swell 1 metre developing.

Outlook following 3 days: Southerly 15 knots, easing early Thursday variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swellat times.

Plenty

Easterly 20 knots, tending northerly 15 knots this afternoon.Moderate sea easing. Easterly swell 1 metre easing. Northerly swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in showers developing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Becoming Tuesday afternoon northwest 20 knots. Easing early Thursday variable 10 knots.

Portland

Southerly 15 knots, becoming variable 10 knots this evening.Northwest 15 knots, but easterly 15 knots south of Mahia Peninsula developing Monday afternoon. Sea slight. Southwest swell 2 metres easing. Fair visibility in showers developing late morning.

Outlook following 3 days: About East Cape, northwest 15 knots, rising to 25 knots for a time Wednesday with rough sea, then changing southeast 15 knots Thursday. Elsewhere, becoming early Tuesday northeast 15 knots, turning early Wednesday northwest 20 knots,then changing early Thursday southeast 15 knots.

Puysegur

Southerly 15 knots. Sea slight. Southwest swell 2 metres.

Outlook following 3 days: Southerly 15 knots, rising Tuesday morning north of Puysegur Point 25 knots with rough sea. Easing Thursday variable 10 knots everywhere. Moderate southwest swell at times.

Raglan

Northeast 15 knots easing to variable 10 knots early morning. Sea slight. Southwest swell 1 metre. Fair visibility in showers developing this afternoon, clearing Monday afternoon.

Outlook following 3 days: Developing Tuesday morning northerly 15 knots. Easing late Wednesday variable 10 knots. Moderate southwest swell developing Thursday.

Rangitata

Variable 10 knots. Northeast 15 knots developing Monday evening.Sea slight. Southwest swell 2 metres easing. Fair visibility in areas drizzle developing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Northeast 15 knots. Becoming early Wednesday variable 10 knots.

Stephens

Easterly 15 knots. Sea slight. Southeast swell 2 metres easing. Southwest swell in the west 1 metre. Fair visibility in showers developing in the morning.

Outlook following 3 days: Becoming Tuesday morning northeast 15 knots, tending Tuesday evening northwest.Changing late Wednesday southeast 25 knots with rough sea. Moderate southwest swell developing Thursday.

Index

Weather

AucklandHigh: 23Low: 17
HamiltonHigh: 24Low: 15
WellingtonHigh: 20Low: 12
ChristchurchHigh: 19Low: 11
DunedinHigh: 15Low: 11

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