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Weather Workshop: All Districts forecast for NZ

All Districts forecast from Weather Workshop:

The Situation: A strong southwest flow covers the country.

And now the forecast to midnight tonight:

NORTHLAND, AUCKLAND, COROMANDEL PENINSULA, TAUPO, WAIKATO, WAITOMO,
TAUMARANUI, TARANAKI and TAIHAPE: A mix of fine and cloudy periods
with showers at times. Longer fine periods about the central plateau
from afternoon. Southwesterlies, strong and gusty in exposed places.

BAY of PLENTY/ROTORUA: Mainly fine with southwest winds.

WANGANUI and MANAWATU: Remaining showers near the eastern ranges
clearing this morning otherwise a fine day with southwest winds.

WELLINGTON: The odd shower in the east at first otherwise fine.
Southerlies dying out this afternoon and winds turning northerly
tonight.

GISBORNE, HAWKES BAY and WAIRARAPA: A few brief coastal showers
about Wairarapa and southern Hawkes Bay spreading further north
during the day. Inland, mainly fine. Southwest winds, strong about
exposed coastal places.

NELSON: Fine with brisk southwesterlies.

MARLBOROUGH and CANTERBURY: Fine cold weather with light
winds inland. Southwesterlies in coastal places. Brief showers
affecting Banks Peninsula at times.

BULLER, WESTLAND and FIORDLAND: Mainly fine and clear with
southwest breezes. The odd shower here and there at times about
the Fiordland mountains.

OTAGO and SOUTHLAND: Cloudy periods with showers about the south
Coast and Stewart Island. West to southwest winds, strong and
gusty about the coast but lighter inland.

CHATHAM ISLANDS: A cold day ahead with southwesterlies to gale
force from later this morning. Expect frequent showers.

THE OUTLOOK FOR TOMORROW: The southwest flow continues over the
country with showers in many places. In the east, though, long
fine periods expected. Showery again at the Chathams.

(c) Copyright Weather Workshop Limited 1999

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