WEATHER REPORT

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22195, 11 September 1937, Page 22

WEATHER REPORT

OFFICIAL FORECASTS (THE PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, September 10. The weather forecast for Canterbury and Marlborough, issued at 5 pm by the Meteorological Office. Wellington, and dealing with the 24 hours following the time of issue, is as follows: Moderate to strong northerly to north-westerly winds, tut a change to southerlies probable after about 24 hours. Weather fair at Erst and mild, but rain developing in western ranges and becoming more general by Saturday night. Seas rough north of Kaikoura; elsewhere moderate. WEST COAST The following is the forecast for the West Coast of the South Island:— Moderate to strong northerly to north-weaterly winds of gale force in places, changing to southerlies durinj Saturday night or Sunday. Weather cloudy to overcast and squally with general and. in places, heavy rain. Temperatures mild bat becoming cold with the southerly change with hall and snow In places; seas rough. DOMINION The forecast for the Dominion is:*Weather cloudy to overcast in western and far southern districts; rain in Westland and the far south, and extending soon to most districts with a westerly aspect; mainly fair to fine at first in eastern districts, but conditions becoming unsettled and squally with general rain during the week-end; temperatures mild, especially in eastern areas, but a cold change probable at most places during Sunday. The northern anti-cyclone is now* passing eastwards, and an extensive depression with centres I respectively east of Bass Strait and I to the south-west of the South Island is moving on to the Do- . minion. At the same time an in- ! tense anti-cyclone is enveloping Australia Winds—Moderate to strong northerlies to north-westerlies of gale force at times about Cook and Foveaux Straits, and increasing generally south of New Plymouth and Napier; backing to southerlies In the southern portion of the South Island within the next 24 hours. Seas (New Zealand waters)— Rough in the Cook and Foveaux Straits areas, and rather rough south of Farewell Spit; elsewhere slight to moderate but later rising generally on the Wesl Coast. Eastern Tasman Sea—Northwesterly winds, strong to gale force, backing soon to southerlies in the far southern portion. Seas rough.