[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...
TROPICAL CYCLONE OLAF...LOCAL STATEMENT 21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
9 AM SST WED FEB 16 2005

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE OLAF SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM
MANUA...

...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 SLOWLY MOVING AWAY FROM   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 14.5 SOUTH 169.1 WEST OR ABOUT 25
NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF TAU AT 8 AM SST WEDNESDAY.  HURRICANE
OLAF IS A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE WITH WINDS OF 160 MPH AND GUSTS TO
190 NEAR THE CENTER.  HURRICANE OLAF IS MOVING AWAY FROM THE MANUA
ISLANDS AND IS CONTINUING TO MOVE SOUTHEASTWARD AT 15 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE AND VERY HIGH SEAS HAS PRODUCED DESTRUCTIVE WAVES OF
30 TO 40 FEET ON ALL SHORES OF MANUA AND TUTUILA.   COASTAL FLOODING
OF  LOW LYING AREAS ON ALL ISLANDS WILL CONTINUE AS THEY ARE BEING
INUNDATED BY DESTRUCTIVE SURF AND  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 THIS MORNING.  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 12 PM WEDNESDAY.

AKAPO/CMB
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