WEATHER FORECAST

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 79, Issue 123, 26 May 1936, Page 6

WEATHER FORECAST

Meteorological Office, Wellington, Monday, May 25, 4 p.m. General {Situation.—An intense anti-cyclone is centred east of Tasmania and extends on to New Zealand, but pressure is low to the southeast and a series of depressions continue to pass to the north of the Dominion. Forecast.—Winds: Southerly to south-easterly, moderate mainly but freshening at times about and north of Cook Strait and reaching gale force at places in the northern and north-eastern portions of the North Island. Seas (New Zealand waters): High on the East Coast of the Auckland Peninsula and rough elsewhere north of East Cape and also offshore north of Cape Egmont, elsewhere moderate but with a considerable southerly swell south of East Cape. Eastern Tasman Sea: Easterly to south-easterly winds, strong in the northern portion with rough seas and moderate in the southern portion with moderate seas. Weather: Some scattered rains in the northern half of the North Island, with some heavy falls in the far north. Light showers probable also at isolated places on the east coast south of East Cape, otherwise fair to fine and cold. Phases of the moon.—May 7. Full Moon, 2.31 a.m. May .14, Last Quarter, 5.42 p.m. May 21, New Moon, 8.05 a.m. May 28, First Quarter, 216 p.m.