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TC Harold (Cat 4) intensifies near Vanuatu [1]

Nuku'alofa, Tonga

Sunday, April 5, 2020 - 12:36.  Updated on Sunday, April 5, 2020 - 22:05.

Severe Tropical Cyclone (TC) “Harold” (Category 4) was located near latitude 14.7 South and Longitude 165.2 East, or about 155 km West of Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu at about 03:00am local time this morning, Sunday.

The cyclone has average winds of 90-95 knots (166 - 175km/hr) near its center and is moving Southeast (5km/hr).

TC Harold is expected to into a Category 5 System in the next 6 to 12 hours.

On its current forecast track, TC Harold it is NOT expected to affect Tonga in the next 72 hours (next 3 days) but may pose a threat to Tonga between Wednesday to Friday this next week (8-10 April 2020).

Vanuatu [2]
tropical cyclone Harold [3]
Tonga forecast [4]
Weather [5]

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