WWKU40 NFFN 160600
PART 2 OF 2
OF RAIN, HEAVY AT TIMES, WITH SQUALLY THUNDERSTORMS. ROUGH TO VERY
ROUGH SEAS WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELLS.

FOR PALMERSTON, AITUTAKI AND NEARBY ISLANDS:
STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.
WINDS MAY FURTHER INCREASE TO DAMAGING GALES WITH SPEEDS OF 35 KNOTS
GUSTING TO 50 KNOTS FROM LATER FRIDAY NIGHT. RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS
DEVELOPING AND BECOMING FREQUENT AND HEAVY. ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH SEAS,
BECOMING VERY ROUGH TO HIGH SEAS FROM LATER FRIDAY NIGHT WITH
DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS. 

FOR THE REST OF SOUTHERN COOK ISLANDS:
MODERATE TO FRESH EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS, BECOMING STRONG AND GUSTY
DURING THE WEEKEND. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS, BECOMING
FREQUENT AND HEAVY AT TIMES. SEAS BECOMING ROUGH WITH MODERATE TO
HEAVY SWELLS.




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