[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE  PERCY LOCAL STATEMENT 14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
900 SST SAT FEB 26 2005

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SWAINS
A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SWAINS
A STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUTUILA AND MANU'A
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUTUILA AND MANU'A

A STORM WATCH MEANS STORM FORCE WINDS OF 55 TO 70 MPH WILL DEVELOP IN THE WARNING
AREA WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS

A GALE WARNING MEANS GALE FORCE WINDS OF 39 TO 54 MPH IS OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR
WITHIN 24 HOURS

...STORM INFORMATION...
HURRICANE PERCY WAS LOCATED NEAR 10.9 SOUTH 168.8 WEST OR 220 NAUTICAL MILES NORTH
TO NORTHEAST OF MANU'A AT 7 PM SST SATURDAY.  HURRICANE PERCY WAS MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH IN THE PAST 3 HOURS.  AT THIS MOVEMENT...HURRICANE PERCY WILL BE
NEAR 12.5 SOUTH 167.6 WEST OR ABOUT 140 NM NORTHEAST OF MANU'A AT 1 PM SST SUNDAY. AT
1 AM SST MONDAY HURRICANE PERCY WILL BE LOCATED NEAR 13.7 SOUTH 167.2 WEST OR 130 NM
EAST TO NORTHEAST OF MANU'A.  HURRICANE PERCY CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY WITH MAXIMUM
WINDS OF 130 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 155 MPH. RADIOSONDE OBSERVATION AT 270000Z OR 1 PM SST
SATURDAY SHOWS LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 500 MB...AND WITH THE ANTICYCLONIC
PATTERN ALOFT EAST OF HURRICANE PERCY...IT CONCERNS THE IMPACT AND MOVEMENT OF
HURRICANE PERCY IN THE VICINITY OF TUTUILA AND MANU'A ISLANDS IN THE NEXT 12 TO 18
HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SWAINS SHOULD REMAIN IN SECURE SHELTERS.

RESIDENTS OF TUTUILA MA MANUA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO PREPARE FOR THE
STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SURF TO OCCUR SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. STAY TUNED TO A
LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATION OR LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
ADVISORY ON HURRICANE PERCY.

...STORM SURGE AND SURF IMPACTS...
ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS AND SOME COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
ALONG ALL SHORES OF SWAINS THROUGH SUNDAY. PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO STAY AWAY
FROM THE AFFECTED SHORELINES UNTIL THE SURF SUBSIDES. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION FOR SWAINS ISLAND...
WINDS DIMINISHING TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 40 MPH TONIGHT. WEST WINDS DIMINISHING NEAR
25 TO 30 MPH SUNDAY.

...WIND INFORMATION FOR TUTUILA AND MANUA...
SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH INCREASING TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS SUNDAY.

...FLOOD INFORMATION...
THERE IS CONTINUOUS RAINFALL OVER SWAINS FROM HURRICANE PERCY IN THE PAST HOURS.
SHOWERY BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH PERCY ARE MOVING ACROSS MANU'A ISLANDS TONIGHT
THROUGH SUNDAY.

...NEXT UPDATES...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 12 AM SUNDAY.

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