Issued Thursday, August 26, 1999 10.30am next update 3.00am

Short Forecast issued by Weather Workshop valid to midnight tomorrow:

From Northland to Manawatu, also for the central plateau: Mostly fine weather apart from a few cloudy periods along the west coast.

For Bay of Plenty and in the east from Gisborne to Canterbury also for Wellington and Nelson: Cloud and a few light coastal showers from about Gisborne clearing this afternoon and becoming fine everywhere.

South Island west coast: Becoming fine today. Fine tomorrow.

Otago and Southland: Fine apart from some cloud about the South coast and Stewart Island.

Chatham Islands: Showers and gale southwest winds easing tomorrow.

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