New Zealanders will be facing days of wet weather from Friday as most of the country is set to be struck by two lows currently moving over the Tasman sea.
本周五开始，新西兰人将开始迎来多天下雨天，因为新西兰大部分地区都将受到正在塔斯曼海上空移动的两股低气压的影响。
Tasman sea：塔斯曼海

Cloud were forecast to gradually increase over the country today ahead of a complex low system which would begin moving over the country on Friday with rain expected to continue to Tuesday for some areas.
预计今天全国范围内的云量都会逐渐增加，复杂的低气压系统将于周五开始在全国移动，预计部分地区的降雨天气将延续至下周二。
Forecast：预测；预报
Gradually：逐步地；渐渐地

MetService said a low moving over the Tasman sea was set to drench the West Coast of the South Island on Friday with moderate confidence that rainfall accumulations would meet warning criteria over northwest Nelson, Westland and northern Fiordland.
MetService有一定把握称，正在塔斯曼海上移动的一股低气压将在周五给南岛西海岸带来降雨天气，尼尔森西北部、西地和峡湾北部地区的累计降雨量将到达警报标准。
Drench：使湿透
Accumulation：累计量

Over the North Island, there was moderate confidence, a 40 per cent chance, of significant heavy rain from Taranaki to Tongariro National Park.
在北岛，塔拉纳基至汤加里罗国家公园地区有40％的可能性会出现暴雨天气。
Confidence：信心

Over the weekend a new low hanging around the western Tasman Sea was expected to bring rain over parts west of the South Island from Fiordland to Nelson.
本周末，迫近塔斯曼西部海域的一股低气压预计会给南岛西部的峡湾至尼尔森部分地区带来降雨。
Hang around：迫近

Over the North Island there was moderate confidence of significant heavy rain continuing through Saturday and Sunday over the Taranaki to Tongariro area, with low confidence from Northland to Taupo, as the second front moved eastwards.
在北岛，塔拉纳基至汤加里罗地区在周六日持续降雨的可能性高。随着第二道锋面往东部移动，北地至陶坡地区也有较小可能出现降雨。
Front：锋面

The Bay of Plenty and the Gisborne ranges had low confidence of significant heavy rain on Saturday, increasing to moderate on Sunday and Monday.
本周六，丰盛湾和吉斯本山脉有较小可能出现暴雨，周日和周一降雨可能性较大。

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