Weather & Currents
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Here we provide links to related information provided by other organisations.
US Naval Research Lab
Ocean Currents for the New Zealand Region
The Naval Research Laboratory makes available ocean current measurements and forecasts
based on its Layered Ocean Model.
MetService
Forecasts
- Coastal Marine Forecasts
- Short Forecasts for NZ
- Recreational Marine Forecasts
- High Seas Forecasts
The Severe Weather Outlook is also updated as the occasion demands.
Mean sea level analyses
These are available three hours after indicated time.
Southwest Pacific Prognoses
These are issued twice-daily, generally available by 4 hours after the analysis time.
Radar Images
Images for the following times are generated approximately 30 minutes after each nominal time.
Bureau of Meteorology
The Bureau of Meteorology in Melbourne, Australia provides the following mean sea level (MSL)analysis and forecasts.
- Latest Analysis Chart – MSL Pressure
- Forecast Chart – MSL Pressure Prognosis, valid at 0000 UTC
- Forecast Chart – MSL Pressure Prognosis, valid at 1200 UTC
Centre for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA)
Forecast maps produced by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP, formerly the National Meteorological Center) in Washington DC are formatted by the Centre for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies (COLA) using the Grid Analysis and Display System (GrADS). The forecast data come from a computer model operated by the Environmental Modeling Center (EMC) at the NCEP.
The model is run every day at 00:00 UTC (12:00 NZST). A variety of forecast fields are available for both the Australia-New Zealand region and the Southern Hemisphere.