New Zealand Coastal Forecast

Short: <span style="font-size: 16px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5;"> with hourly news bulletins
Regional: <span style="font-size: 16px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5;"> 5:30, 6:32am on weekdays, and 5:30am and 7:05am on weekends
Main centre: <span style="font-size: 16px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5;"> 5:05, 5:35, 6:08, 7:08, 8:08am on weekdays and 5:05, 5:35, 6:05, 7:05 and 8:08am on weekends
Urban: <span style="font-size: 16px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5;"> 7:32, 8:32am
Long-range: <span style="font-size: 16px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5;"> 12:32pm on weekdays and 1:04pm on weekends
Coastal: <span style="font-size: 16px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5;"> 4:05am
Mountain: <span style="font-size: 16px; color: #444444; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; font-style: italic; line-height: 1.5;"> 4:05pm

In response to my post on the BBC Shipping Forecast, SWLing Post reader Mark writes:

I just read your latest blog about the BBC marine forecast. It sounds very similar to the RNZ coastal forecast…..but they also have a mountain forecast!

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/weather/coastal

Broadcast times

Short: with hourly news bulletins

Regional: 5:30, 6:32am on weekdays, and 5:30am and 7:05am on weekends

Main centre: 5:05, 5:35, 6:08, 7:08, 8:08am on weekdays and 5:05, 5:35, 6:05, 7:05 and 8:08am on weekends

Urban: 7:32, 8:32am

Long-range: 12:32pm on weekdays and 1:04pm on weekends

Coastal: 4:05am

Mountain: 4:05pm

Many thanks, Mike! I had no idea New Zealand had a coastal forecast similar to that of the UK. I shouldn’t be surprised, though, as New Zealand is very much a maritime country and indeed, Aukland, NZ has the highest boat ownership of any city in the world.

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