Flood warning in northern coastal areas over the weekend

Get out and enjoy your Saturday if you can, MetService says it could be calm before the storm with heavy rain and strong storms expected to hit the country on Sunday.

A low-pressure system is approaching the north during Saturday and MetService issued a severe weather watch for areas from Northland to Waikato and Bay of Bountiful

King tides are also expected this summer. weekend, and combined with strong East winds and large waves in the northeast could cause flooding in coastal areas exposed to the north and east.

MetService urges people in these areas to keep abreast of forecasts, as some parts may be updated to give a full warning, and other areas will likely be placed under surveillance .

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Those in low-lying areas, such as Kaiaua and Miranda, are told to plan ahead, the chief said. of the Waikato Regional Council Hazard Team, Rick Liefting. In coastal areas, a meteorological system may coincide with the king's tides on Sunday

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Wind and wind are coming out and enjoy the Saturday if you c one.

The civil defense organization warned travelers to take extra precautions along the coast, to consider the travel routes and never to cross the floodwaters.

The speed and depth of the low pressure system remain uncertain. On Sunday, heavy rains could reach the warning criteria in Northland, Auckland, including Great Barrier Island, Coromandel Peninsula, Bay of Plenty, Gisborne and Nelson (especially northwest of Nelson), and this threat persists next Monday for these areas except Northland.

In expectation of Monday, there could be more rain warnings in Hawkes Bay, Marlborough Sounds and the coast and links of Kaikōura

To add to the misery, the blows of east wind about the northern half of the northern island, from Taranaki, Taihape and Gisborne to the north

Meanwhile, there is a low confidence of the strong winds of 39, is for Whanganui, north-west of Nelson and Buller on Sunday

Monday, the flow should turn to the southwest when the low-pressure system will move to the east of New Zealand

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In Auckland Cloudy with an occasional downpour that could increase throughout the day, while northeasterly winds are expected to strengthen. A maximum of 16 degrees Celsius

Northeast winds should also resume in Hamilton later in the day, bringing cloudy periods and possible showers – a maximum of 15C.

It is a similar forecast for Tauranga occasional clouds and showers when northeast winds accumulate – 16C

Morning Showers in Wellington should disappear when the north winds extinguish spells increase, a maximum of 14 C.

Christchurch a good start to the day but with a morning freeze . Northeast winds could resume, a maximum of 12C is expected.

And a beautiful day is expected at Dunedin after a strong cloud in the morning. However, northeast winds could develop in the afternoon – 12C.

– Stuff