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Northland Recreational Marine Forecast

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Marine Recreational Forecasts - Northland

5:21 PM May 25, 2013

Area Description: The Bay of Islands and inshore waters from Cape Brett to the Poor Knights Islands to Bream Head.

Situation: A low over the Tasman Sea approaches the upper North Island today and moves across the North Island on Sunday, followed by disturbed west to southwest flow, which eases on Wednesday.

Warnings: GALE warning for BRETT

Forecast: Gale warning. Saturday: Northerly 35 knots gusting 45 knots, changing northwest 25 knots gusting 35 knots overnight. Very rough sea becoming rough overnight. Poor visibility in rain. Sunday: Northwest 25 knots gusting 35 knots, changing southwest 20 knots gusting 30 knots in the morning, then easing to westerly 15 knots in the evening. Rough sea becoming moderate in the morning and slight in the evening. Becoming fair visibility in showers in the morning.

Outlook: Outlook until midnight Wednesday: Monday: Westerly rising to 25 knots in the evening. Long fine spells. Tuesday: Becoming southwest 30 knots. Showers. Wednesday: Southwest easing to 15 knots. Cloudy periods, odd shower.

Swell: Swell forecast to midnight Wednesday: Northerly rising to 2 metres today and to 3 metres for a time Sunday morning, then gradually dying out on Monday.