[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE  PERCY LOCAL STATEMENT 15
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
1200 AM SST SUN FEB 27 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 40 TO 50 MPH IS OCCURRING
OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS

...STORM INFORMATION...
HURRICANE PERCY WAS LOCATED NEAR 10.9 SOUTH 168.0 WEST OR 210
NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF MANUA AT 1122 PM SST SATURDAY.  PERCY
WAS MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH IN THE LAST 6 HOURS AND IT APPEARS IT IS NOW
BEGINNING TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO AT 7 MPH IN THE
NEXT 12 HOURS BEFORE MOVING MORE SOUTH OR EVEN SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT
10 MPH IN 24 HOURS.  AT THIS MOVEMENT...PERCY WILL BE NEAR 14.0 SOUTH
168.0 WEST OR ABOUT 90 NM EAST OF MANUA AT 700 AM MONDAY.  HURRICANE
PERCY CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY WITH CURRENT WINDS OF 130 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 155 MPH NEAR THE CENTER.   AT THIS TRACK ALL OF AMERICAN
SAMOA WILL BE WITHIN GALE FORCE WINDS FOR THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF SWAINS SHOULD REMAIN IN SECURE SHELTERS.
RESIDENTS OF TUTUILA AND MANUA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO
PREPARE FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SURF TO OCCUR SUNDAY
THROUGH MONDAY. STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIOS 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 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 3 AM SUNDAY.

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