Issued Thursday, August 26, 1999 3.00pm next update 5.00am

Short Forecast issued by Weather Workshop valid to midnight tomorrow:

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

For the east from Gisborne to Canterbury also for Wellington: Cloudy at times this evening with a few light showers from Wairarapa to Gisborne, clearing and becoming fine tomorrow.

Nelson and South Island west coast: Fine today. Fine tomorrow.

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

Chatham Islands: Showers and gale southwest winds easing tomorrow.

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