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ISSUED BY MetService 31-Aug-2015
Severe southeast gales for Nelson, Buller and northern Westland. Heavy rain for Waikato, western Bay of Plenty and western Nelson.
A deep low lying west of the North Island is expected to move over the South Island on Tuesday. Associated fronts are expected to move across northern and central New Zealand today (Monday) and Tuesday morning. These fronts are preceded by strong to gale east to northeast winds, with outbreaks of heavy rain expected about northern and central parts of the North Island and the upper South Island. A SEVERE WEATHER WATCH is also in force for many parts of northern and central New Zealand for this event.
This Warning is for the following places:
The strongest winds are forecast for Nelson west of about Motueka, Buller and northern Westland from about midnight tonight, where severe gales with damaging gusts of 140 km/h are forecast, although gusts could possibly exceed this about western areas north of Westport. People are advised winds of this strength can damage structures, powerlines, and make driving hazardous.
The heaviest rain is forecast for the Kaimai Range, Bay of Plenty west of Whakatane, and western Nelson, where 140mm of rain is expected over 24 hours about the Kaimais and Bay of Plenty, but over 12 hours about western Nelson. Heavy rain is also forecast about Waikato, were 100mm may accumulate about the hills south of Hamilton over a 15 hour period.This rainfall may cause slips, surface flooding, and cause rivers and streams to rise rapdily.
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