Cyclone Cody: Tairāwhiti/East Coast prepare for worst-case scenario 15-01-2022

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Metservice

Cyclone CODY may impact the northeast of the North Island on Monday and early Tuesday.

Cyclone CODY is forecast to approach the waters north of the North Island overnight Sunday, then move east of Gisborne on Monday, and across the Chatham Islands on Tuesday.

Gale and storm force winds about Cyclone CODY, both offshore and as it approaches the northeast of the North Island, will generate large easterly swells, significant sea surges/rips and possible coastal inundation about exposed eastern coastlines.

The cyclone is also accompanied by a tropical airmass, with a period of heavy rain possible for Gisborne and northern Hawke's Bay. There is moderate confidence of rainfall reaching warning amounts over northern Hawke's Bay and Gisborne, and for south to southeast gales becoming severe over these areas and for the far east of Bay of Plenty. Note, heavy rain and severe gales may affect the Chatham Islands during Tuesday and early Wednesday.

A front should then move across the South Island later Tuesday and Wednesday, and across the North Island on Thursday, bringing brief rain or showers. There is low confidence of rainfall in Fiordland and the southern and central ranges of Westland reaching warning amounts on Wednesday.

New Zealand Herald

Tairāwhiti officials are preparing for a worst-case scenario for Cyclone Cody, which is predicted to hit late Sunday.

MetService predicts the cyclone will arrive on Sunday and the effects are forecast to be worst around the top and eastern parts of the North Island and the upper South Island.

Its tracking of the cyclone shows it is likely to brush past East Cape.

MetService forecasts that Cody will generate large easterly swells, significant sea surges and coastal inundation about exposed eastern coastlines.

It may also cause heavy rain and gales over Hawke's Bay, Gisborne and the far east of Bay of Plenty during Monday and Tuesday.

Gisborne Civil Defence emergency manager Ben Green said they want to be prepared for any scenario.

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