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Weather Workshop: All districts forecast for NZ

Issued by Weather Workshop on Friday, 18 June 1999at 5.00am.

Now the All Districts forecast from Weather Workshop:

The Situation: A disturbed southwesterly flow covers the
country. A front entangled in this flow should move on to
the lower South Island this morning then lie over the
central North Island by midnight tonight.

NORTHLAND, AUCKLAND, WAIKATO, WAITOMO, TAUMARANUI and
TARANAKI: A mix of cloud and fine periods with odd shower
becoming widespread for a time this afternoon or evening.
Southwesterly breezes.

COROMANDEL PENINSULA, BAY OF PLENTY and ROTORUA: Mainly
fine weather but a few showers spreading from the west
this afternoon or evening. Southwesterly breezes.

TAUPO, WANGANUI, MANAWATU and TAIHAPE: Mainly fine but a
few cloudy periods at times and one or two showers
developing from this afternoon. West to southwesterly
breezes.

GISBORNE and HAWKES BAY: Mostly fine weather with a few
cloudy periods. Southwesterly breezes

WAIRARAPA and WELLINGTON: A mix of cloud and fine periods
with a few showers developing this evening. Southeasterly
breezes

NELSON: Fine weather with southwesterly breezes.

BULLER, WESTLAND and FIORDLAND: Cloudy at times with a few
morning showers but clearing from the south this afternoon
and becoming mostly fine. Southwesterly breezes.

MARLBOROUGH and CANTERBURY: Mainly fine weather for much of
the day with a few morning fog patches. A change spreading
north this afternoon and evening to southwesterly winds
with a few showers.

OTAGO and SOUTHLAND: Showers becoming widespread for a time
this morning then retreating to the coast this afternoon
with the weather becoming fine inland. Southwesterly winds
brisk for a time about the coast this morning.

CHATHAM ISLANDS: Cold and showery with strong southwesterly
winds.

THE OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW: Becoming fine over much of the
country but a few morning showers likely about Gisborne and
rain spreading in to the south of the South Island later in
the day. At the Chatham Islands, showers and strong
southwesterly winds easing.

END
(c) Copyright Weather Workshop Limited 1999

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