FPKU40 NFFN 231400 RNZI NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN COOKS WEATHER BULLETIN ISSUED FROM NWFC NADI AUG 231432 UTC. A STRONG WIND WARNING REMAINS IN FORCE FOR NORTHERN COOK WATERS. SITUATION: A SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER SOUTHERN COOKS. AN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND FLOW PREVAILS OVER NORTHERN COOKS. FORECAST TO MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR THE SOUTHERN COOKS: CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS. MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTHEAST WINDS. MODERATE TO ROUGH SEAS. MODERATE SOUTHERLY SWELLS. FURTHER OUTLOOK: CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS. FOR RAROTONGA: 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. CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS. FURTHER OUTLOOK: CLOUDY PERIODS WITH BRIEF SHOWERS. STRONG WINDS CONTINUING.