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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Gale Force Winds and Ice Accretion
MetService issued several high seas warnings at 0049UTC on May 9, 2025. Gale Warning 156 affects the Pacific and Southern ocean areas, noting a low of 961hPa near 59S 118W moving northeast at 15kt, with clockwise 40kt winds within 840…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gales Threaten New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService for parts of New Zealand, warning of heavy rain and possible severe gales. The watch, updated at 10:50 am on Friday, May 9, 2025, includes a Heavy Rain Watch for Wellington,…
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New Zealand Weather Outlook: Minimal Risk of Severe Weather
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 9:59 am on Friday, May 9, 2025, indicates a minimal risk of severe weather across New Zealand through Wednesday, May 14, 2025. A ridge of high pressure is expected to strengthen over…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService at 9:30 am on Friday, May 9, 2025, indicating heavy rain and possible severe gales for parts of New Zealand. An active front is moving northwards across the upper South Island,…
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Multiple Regions in New Zealand
A severe thunderstorm watch has been issued for multiple regions across New Zealand, including Northland, Taranaki, Auckland, Great Barrier Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, and Rotorua. The watch, issued by MetService on Friday, May 9, 2025, indicates that conditions…
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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Pacific and Southern Oceans
MetService issued several high seas warnings at 1904UTC on May 8, 2025, for the Pacific and Southern Ocean areas. Gale Warning 151 indicates a low-pressure system of 963hPa near 60S 120W moving northeast at 15kt, with clockwise 40kt winds within…
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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Gale Force Winds and Ice Accretion
MetService has issued several high seas warnings effective 081200UTC. Gale Warning 147 affects the Pacific and Southern ocean areas, specifically a 600 nautical mile wide belt centred on a line from 59S 151W to 52S 122W, with westerly winds at…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService at 8:49pm on Thursday, May 8, 2025, indicating heavy rain and possible severe gales for parts of New Zealand. An active front, preceded by heavy rain and gale northwesterlies, is moving…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gales Forecast for New Zealand
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService, warning of heavy rain and possible severe gales for parts of New Zealand. An active front, bringing heavy rain and gale-force northwesterlies, is expected to move northwards over the South Island…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Warning for New Zealand
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService, forecasting heavy rain and possible severe gales for parts of New Zealand. An active front, preceded by heavy rain and gale northwesterlies, is expected to move northwards over the South Island…
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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Gale Force Winds and Ice Accretion
MetService issued several high seas warnings at 0129UTC on May 8, 2025. Gale Warning 140, affecting the PACIFIC and SOUTHERN ocean areas, indicates westerly winds of 35kt at times within a 600 nautical mile belt centered on a line defined…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand
A front moving east across the North Island is expected to bring a ridge building over northern and central New Zealand on Saturday. MetService has issued a severe weather outlook, noting low confidence that rainfall will reach warning criteria in…
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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Gale Force Winds and Ice Accretion
MetService has issued several high seas warnings effective 1800UTC on May 7, 2025. Gale Warning 135 affects the Pacific and Southern ocean areas, forecasting westerly winds of 35 knots at times within a 600 nautical mile belt. The gale area…
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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Gale Force Winds and Ice Accretion
MetService issued several high seas warnings at 1302UTC on May 7, 2025, detailing gale force conditions and ice accretion across various ocean areas. Gale Warning 130, affecting the Pacific, reports a low of 1004hPa near 43S 134W moving eastnortheast at…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gale Winds Forecast for South Island
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService at 8:48pm on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, for parts of the South Island, New Zealand, anticipating heavy rain and gale-force northwesterly winds. An active front is expected to move northwards, bringing…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain Expected in South Island
MetService has issued a severe weather warning for parts of the South Island, effective Wednesday, May 7, 2025. An active front, bringing heavy rain and gale-force northwesterlies, is expected to move northwards across the region through Friday morning. Orange-level heavy…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gale Winds Forecast for South Island
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService for parts of the South Island, effective Wednesday, May 7, 2025. An active front, bringing heavy rain and gale-force northwesterly winds, is expected to move northwards across the region from Thursday…
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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Gale and Ice Accretion
MetService issued high seas warnings at 1828UTC on May 6, 2025. Gale Warning 120 affects the FORTIES PACIFIC and SOUTHERN ocean areas. It covers waters east of the western boundary, specifically a belt 540 nautical miles wide centered on a…
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Severe Weather Watch Issued for South Island
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService for parts of the South Island, effective Thursday, May 8th. An active front bringing heavy rain and strong northwesterly winds is expected to move across the region. The warning, issued at…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gale Winds Forecast for South Island
The MetService has issued a severe weather warning for parts of the South Island, effective Tuesday, May 6, 2025. An active front is expected to bring heavy rain and gale northwesterlies as it moves northwards over the South Island during…
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MetService Issues High Seas Gale and Ice Accretion Warnings
MetService issued several gale and ice accretion warnings at 0615UTC on May 6, 2025. Gale Warning 112 affects the SOUTHERN ocean area, specifically waters north of the Ice Edge, with northwest winds of 35 knots easing over the next 6…
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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Gale Force Winds and Ice Accretion
MetService issued several high seas warnings at 0013UTC on May 6, 2025, detailing gale force winds and ice accretion across various ocean areas. Gale warnings 104 through 109 cover the Southern Ocean, Pacific Ocean, and the Forties area. These warnings,…
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Severe Weather Expected to Hit Parts of New Zealand
A strong, moist northwesterly flow is expected to bring severe weather to parts of New Zealand, according to MetService. A Heavy Rain Warning has been issued for Fiordland and the ranges of the Westland District, with high confidence of warnable…
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Severe Weather Watch: Heavy Rain and Gale Winds Forecast for South Island
A severe weather watch has been issued by MetService for parts of the South Island, effective Tuesday, May 6, 2025. An active front, bringing heavy rain and gale-force northwesterly winds, is expected to move northwards across the region on Thursday…
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Severe Weather Warning: Heavy Rain and Gale Winds Forecast for South Island
A severe weather warning has been issued by MetService for parts of the South Island, predicting heavy rain and gale-force northwesterly winds. An active front is expected to move northwards, bringing hazardous conditions on Thursday and Friday morning. Heavy rain…
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MetService Issues High Seas Gale and Ice Accretion Warnings
MetService issued several high seas gale warnings at 1238UTC on May 5, 2025. Gale Warning 092 affects the Pacific and Southern ocean areas, specifically waters north of the Ice Edge. A low-pressure system of 959hPa is located near 61S 154W,…
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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Pacific and Southern Oceans
MetService has issued multiple high seas warnings effective 0600UTC on May 5, 2025, for the Pacific and Southern Ocean areas. Gale Warning 088 is in effect for the Pacific, where a low-pressure system of 993hPa is located near 38S 157W,…
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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Gale Force Winds and Ice Accretion
MetService issued several high seas warnings at 0124UTC on May 5, 2025, for various ocean areas. Gale warnings were issued for the Pacific and Southern ocean areas. Gale Warning 081 affects a belt 240 nautical miles wide centred on a…
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MetService Issues Severe Weather Outlook for New Zealand
A severe weather outlook issued by MetService at 9:23 am on Monday, May 5, 2025, indicates potential weather hazards for New Zealand. On Wednesday, May 7, a strong, moist northwesterly flow is expected to cover southern New Zealand. There is…
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MetService Issues High Seas Warnings for Gale Force Winds and Ice Accretion
MetService has issued several high seas warnings effective 1200UTC 4 May 2025, cautioning mariners about gale-force winds and ice accretion across various ocean areas. Gale Warning 070, affecting the Pacific, indicates northwest winds of 35 knots easing over the subsequent…