FPKU40 NFFN 181200 NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN COOKS WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED FROM NWFC NADI MAY 181332 UTC. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR SOUTHERN COOK WATERS. SITUATION: A SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER SOUTHERN COOKS. MEANWHILE, A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND SHOWERS LIES TO THE NORTH OF THE GROUP. A MOIST EASTERLY WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER NORTHERN COOKS. FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN COOKS: OVER WATERS: SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. OVER LAND: MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, GUSTY AT TIMES. OCCASIONAL SHOWER AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FURTHER OUTLOOK: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS. FOR RAROTONGA: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. FURTHER OUTLOOK: OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, HEAVY AT TIMES AND FEW THUNDERSTORMS. FOR THE NORTHERN COOKS: CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS. MODERATE TO FRESH EASTERLY WINDS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. FURTHER OUTLOOK: FINE APART FROM BRIEF SHOWERS.