報導指出，哈洛德是５年前帕姆後影響最重的颶風。

紐西蘭氣象局(TCWC Wellington)10/00Z定強60kts，中心氣壓975hpa(自澳式C3降為C2)。預計6至12小時後將轉化為溫帶氣旋。

ZCZC 842
WTNZ41 NZKL 100104
STORM WARNING 130

THIS AFFECTS OCEAN AREA: PACIFIC

TROPICAL CYCLONE HAROLD 975HPA] CENTRE WAS LOCATED NEAR 29.3 SOUTH

160.7 WEST AT 100000 UTC.

POSITION FAIR.

REPEAT POSITION 29.3S 160.7W AT 100000 UTC.

CYCLONE IS MOVING EASTSOUTHEAST 36 KNOTS.

EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 60 KNOTS CLOSE TO THE CENTRE EASING TO 55

KNOTS BY 101200 UTC AND THEN EASING TO 50 KNOTS BY 110000 UTC WITH

HIGH TO VERY HIGH SEA AND MODERATE TO HEAVY SWELL.

EXPECT WINDS OVER 47 KNOTS WITHIN 120 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN

THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 70 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN THE

WESTERN SEMICIRCLE.

EXPECT WINDS OVER 33 KNOTS WITHIN 250 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN

THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE AND WITHIN 180 NAUTICAL MILES OF CENTRE IN

THE WESTERN SEMICIRCLE WITH VERY ROUGH SEA AND MODERATE TO HEAVY

SWELL.

FORECAST POSITION NEAR 32.7S 154.0W AT 101200 UTC

AND NEAR 35.0S 146.8W AT 110000 UTC.

THIS WARNING CANCELS AND REPLACES WARNING 125.
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