[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...
TROPICAL CYCLONE OLAF...LOCAL STATEMENT 19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
3 AM SST WED FEB 16 2005

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE OLAF HEADING DIRECTLY OVER MANUA
IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY ALL RESIDENTS OF
AMERICAN SAMOA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

...A HURRICANE WARNING FOR TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL RESIDENTS OF MANUA SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS.  THE DANGEROUS
HURRICANE OLAF WILL MOVE DIRECTLY OVER MANUA AT ABOUT 6 AM
WEDNESDAY.  PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT AS THE EYE OF HURRICANE OLAF
MOVES OVER THE MANUA ISLANDS...FAIR WEATHER AND LIGHT WINDS WILL BE
EXPERIENCED BY THE MANUA ISLANDS...BUT PLEASE BE WARNED THAT THIS
WILL NOT LAST AS THE BACK SIDE OF THE EYE WALL WILL AGAIN BRING
DEVASTATED WINDS FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.  ALL RESIDENTS OF
MANUA MUST CONTINUE TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO STAY TUNE TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV
AND RADIO STATIONS FOR LATEST INFORMATION ON EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
HURRICANE OLAF.

...STORM INFORMATION...
HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED AT 13.6 SOUTH 169.9 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES
NORTHEAST OF TUTUILA OR 60 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANUA AT 2 AM
WEDNESDAY.  HURRICANE OLAF IS A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE WITH WINDS
OF 160 MPH AND GUSTS TO 190 NEAR THE CENTER.  HURRICANE OLAF WILL
MOVE DIRECTLY OVER THE MANUA ISLANDS AT ABOUT 6 AM WEDNESDAY AND
WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AT 10 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE AND VERY HIGH SEAS WILL PRODUCE DESTRUCTIVE WAVES OF
30 TO 40 FEET ON ALL SHORES OF MANUA.   COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR
ALONG  LOW LYING AREAS OF ALL ISLANDS BEING INUNDATED BY THESE
DESTRUCTIVE WAVES.  ALL SMALL CRAFTS SHOULD STAY IN PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS OF 100 TO 140 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL
DEVASTATE ALL OF THE MANUA ISLANDS.  WINDS OF 50 TO 70 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS WILL AFFECT TUTUILA AND AUNUU.

...FLOOD INFORMATION...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE OLAF
ARE CONTINUOUSLY MOVING OVER TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA
THIS MORNING....CAUSING WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
OVERFLOW OF STREAMS.  LANDSLIDES WILL LIKELY OCCUR DURING HEAVY
DOWNPOUR. HURRICANE OLAF HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT
FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDE THAT WILL BE A THREAT TO LIFE AND
PROPERTY.

...NEXT UPDATES...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 6 AM WEDNESDAY.

AKAPO
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