As of 12am today, severe Tropical Cyclone Harold was located about 160km west-northwest of Santo or about 480km northwest of Port Vila, Vanuatu.

As of 12am today, severe Tropical Cyclone Harold was located about 160km west-northwest of Santo or about 480km northwest of Port Vila, Vanuatu.

The Fiji Meteorological Service says the category 4 system is moving southeast at about 8 km/hr.

Expect maximum sustained winds of 90 knots close to the center and the system is expected to intensify further in the next 12 to 24 hours.

Vanuatu remains on tropical cyclone and severe weather warning.

The Nadi Weather Office says on its track, TC Harold is still expected to track just to the southwest of Fiji by Wednesday.

For now, the associated trough of low pressure is bringing lots of clouds and showers over the country and is expected to increase to rain as TC Harold moves closer to the group next week.

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