First tropical cyclone of the season brewing in South Pacific

The first tropical cyclone of the season is brewing across the South Pacific, and it can bring impacts to Fiji and Vanuatu through early next week. The low began developing near American Samoa earlier this week and has since drifted to the west and developed into a tropical depression on Friday while to the north of Fiji. This strengthening low can merge with a separate tropical disturbance and become a cyclone over the weekend. If it becomes a…