[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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UPDATE TO INCLUDE FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN HEADLINE

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...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...
TROPICAL CYCLONE OLAF...LOCAL STATEMENT 20
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
745 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 MANUA CONTINUES...

...A STORM WARNING FOR TUTUILA AND AUNUU CONTINUES...

...A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL RESIDENTS OF MANUA SHOULD REMAIN INDOORS.  THE DANGEROUS HURRICANE
OLAF IS MOVING DIRECTLY OVER MANUA NOW AND THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.  PLEASE
BE ADVISED THAT AS THE EYE OF HURRICANE OLAF MOVES OVER THE 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 DEVASTATING 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 HURRICANE OLAF.
...STORM INFORMATION...
HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED AT 14.0 SOUTH 169.4 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TAU AT 4 AM WEDNESDAY.  HURRICANE OLAF IS A CATEGORY FIVE
HURRICANE WITH WINDS OF 160 MPH AND GUSTS TO 190 NEAR THE CENTER.
HURRICANE OLAF IS CURRENTLY MOVING OVER THE MANUA ISLANDS AND WILL
CONTINUE 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 40 TO 60 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 9 AM WEDNESDAY.
AKAPO
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O LE AFA MATA'UTIA TELE O OLAF UA I LUGA TONU LAVA O MANUA I LE TAIMI NEI...

...FAUTUAGA MA LAPATAIGA...
O LOO TUMAU PEA LE LAPATAIGA MO AFA MO MANUA...

...LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA...

...SAUNIUNIGA MA FAUTUAGA...
E FAUTUAINA LE MAMALU O E UMA E AFIFIO I MANUA INA IA ALAALA UMA I TOTONU O
MAOTA MA LAOA AO AGA'I ATU PEA LE AFA MATA'UTIA TELE O OLAF I LUGA O MANUA
I LE TAIMI NEI.   E FIA FAAMANATU ATU O LE MATA O LE AFA O OLAF O LOO ALU ATU
TONU LAVA I LUGA O MANUA...MA O LE A VAAIA LE LAGI LELEI O LE TAU MA LE TO'A O
LE SAVILI...AE FAAMOLEMOLE AUA LE FAASESEINA OE...AUA O LE TULAGA LELEI O LE
TAU E LE TUMAU.  AE O LE A TOE FO'I I LE MALOLOSI O MATAGI MAI TUA O LE MATA O
LE AFA...MA O LE A SUI FOI LE ALA MATAGI E AGI MAI AI.

FAAMOLEMOLE FAAFOFOGA MAI PEA I LE SI'U FOFOGA O SAMOA O LE SBC RADIO
ONE...TV MA LETIO UMA MO NI TALA FOU E UIGA I LENEI AFA MATA'UTIA O OLAF.

...FAAMATALAGA O LE AFA MATA'UTIA O OLAF...
O LE AFA O OLAF O LOO I AI NEI PE 20  MAILA I MATU-SISIFO O TAU 4 AM O LE ASO LULU.
O LE AFA MATA'UTIA O OLAF O LOO I LUGA TONU LAVA O MOTU O MANUA MA O LE A
ALU ATU AI LAVA I SAUTE SASA'E I LE 10 MPH.

...O GALU MAUALULUGA...
O LE A MATUA TETELE GALU MA E OO ATU LAVA I LE 30-40 FUTU LE MAUALULUGA I
TUTUILA MA MANUA..

...O LE MALOLOSI O MATAGI...
O MATAGI E 100-140 MPH I LE ITULA O LE A MATUA AFAINA UMA AI MOTU O MANUA.  O
MATAGI E 40-60 MPH MA E AGI FAATA'UTA'U I NISI O TAIMI O LE A TUMAU  LEA I
TUTUILA MA AUNUU.

...O LOLOGA...
O LE A TETELE LOLOGA ONA O LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA MA O LE A I AI FOI SOLOGA I NISI
OGANUU ONA O LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA.

O LENEI LIPOTI O LE A TOE AUINA ATU I LE 9AM ASO LULU.
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