FPKU40 NFFN 282300 Northern and Southern Cooks Weather Bulletin issued from NWFC Nadi Aug 282324 UTC. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LAND AREAS AND WATERS OF SOUTHERN COOKS. A DAMAGING HEAVY SWELL WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR OPEN WATERS OF SOUTHERN COOKS. A COASTAL INUNDATION ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN COOKS. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR NORTHERN COOK WATERS. Situation: An easterly wind flow prevails over Southern Cooks. Meanwhile, a high pressure system to the far south of the group is expected to generate and direct damaging heavy southerly swells over Southern Cooks which may lead to sea flooding of coastal areas during high tides. A weak trough of low pressure with associated cloud and showers affects parts of Northern Cooks. Forecast to midnight tomorrow for the Southern Cooks: Over land and waters: Southeast winds 20 to 25 knots. Rough seas. Damaging heavy swells with wave heights up to 4.5m over open waters. Sea flooding of low lying coastal areas possible especially during high tides. Cloudy periods with brief showers. Sea flooding of low lying coastal areas possible especially during high tides from tomorrow. Further outlook: Cloudy periods with brief showers. Strong winds gradually easing. Damaging heavy swells with wave heights up to 4.5m over open waters. Sea flooding of low lying coastal areas possible especially during high tides. For Rarotonga: Damaging heavy swells with wave heights up to 4.5m over open waters. Sea flooding of low lying coastal areas possible especially during high tides. Cloudy periods with brief showers. Further outlook: Cloudy periods with brief showers. For the Northern Cooks: Over waters: Easterly winds 20 to 25 knots. Over land: Moderate to fresh easterly winds, gusty at times. Rough seas. Moderate southerly swells. Cloudy periods with some showers and isolated thunderstorms. Further outlook: Cloudy periods with some showers and isolated thunderstorms. Strong winds gradually easing. FPKU40 NFFN 282300 PART 1 OF 2 RNZI NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN COOKS WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED FROM NWFC NADI AUG 282324 UTC. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LAND AREAS AND WATERS OF SOUTHERN COOKS. A DAMAGING HEAVY SWELL WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR OPEN WATERS OF SOUTHERN COOKS. A COASTAL INUNDATION ALERT REMAINS IN FORCE FOR LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN COOKS. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR NORTHERN COOK WATERS. SITUATION: AN EASTERLY WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER SOUTHERN COOKS. MEANWHILE, A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM TO THE FAR SOUTH OF THE GROUP IS EXPECTED TO GENERATE AND DIRECT DAMAGING HEAVY SOUTHERLY SWELLS OVER SOUTHERN COOKS WHICH MAY LEAD TO SEA FLOODING OF COASTAL AREAS DURING HIGH TIDES. A WEAK TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WITH ASSOCIATED CLOUD AND SHOWERS AFFECTS PARTS OF NORTHERN COOKS. FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TOMORROW FOR THE SOUTHERN COOKS: OVER LAND AND WATERS: SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. ROUGH SEAS. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS WITH WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 4.5M OVER OPEN WATERS. SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS. SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES FROM TOMORROW. FURTHER OUTLOOK: CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS GRADUALLY EASING. DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS WITH WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 4.5M OVER OPEN WATERS. SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES. FOR RAROTONGA: DAMAGING HEAVY SWELLS WITH WAVE HEIGHTS UP TO 4.5M OVER OPEN WATERS. SEA FLOODING OF LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES. SMVD15 KWNB 290000 RRC BBXX 41046 28231 99238 70683 46/// /1006 10298 20257 30166 40169 92330 22200 00300 333 91208 555 11069 22074 50169 72330 81007 92324= 41010 28231 99289 70785 46/// /1302 10298 20246 30170 40172 92330 22200 00304 333 91203 555 11024 22026 50172 72330 81203 92322= 42035 28231 99292 70944 46/// /2203 10298 20262 30150 40153 92330 22200 00313 333 91204 555 11032 22034 50153 72330 82003 92329= 42057 28231 99170 70816 46/// /0702 10297 20275 30124 40127 92330 333 91202 555 11021 22022 50125 72328 80702 92325= 41040 28231 99146 70530 46/// /0707 10283 20268 30116 40119 92330 22200 00283 333 91208 555 11073 22078 50118 72322 80607 92326= 41048 28231 99319 70697 46/// /1402 10293 20247 30207 40210 92330 22200 00301 333 91203 555 11026 22027 50209 72321 81503 92323= 42001 28231 99259 70896 46/// /3102 10303 20252 30150 40153 92330 22200 00307 333 91203 555 11020 22022 50152 72330 83003 92324= 42036 28231 99285 70845 46/// /1504 10285 20244 30154 40157 92330 22200 00303 333 91204 555 11038 22040 50157 72330 81604 92329= SNVD15 KWNB 282300 RRX BBXX 42060 28231 99164 70632 46/// /0709 10286 20267 30126 40129 92330 22200 00292 333 91210 555 11094 22100 50128 72328 80710 92328=