[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE  PERCY LOCAL STATEMENT 16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
300 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 FOR SWAINS IS NOW DISCONTINUED
A HIGH SURF WARNING FOR SWAINS IS NOW DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY
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 167.3 WEST OR 210
NAUTICAL MILES EAST OF SWAINS AT 222 AM SST SUNDAY.  PERCY
WAS MOVING EAST AT 10 MPH IN THE LAST 6 HOURS AND IS FORECASTED TO
MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS BEFORE MOVING MORE
SOUTH OR EVEN SOUTH SOUTHWEST AT 10 MPH IN 24 HOURS.  AT THIS TRACK
..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.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF TUTUILA AND MANUA SHOULD TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS TO
PREPARE FOR THE STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SURF TO OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT
AND 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 WITH SOME COASTAL FLOODING
WILL CONTINUE ALONG ALL SHORES OF SWAINS THIS MORNING AND SHOULD
SLOWLY IMPROVE THROUGH THE DAY. 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 HAVE DIMINISHED TO WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN
SHOWERS

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

...FLOOD INFORMATION...
THE HEAVY SHOWERS HAVE ABATED TO OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AS PERCY
CONTINUE TO MOVE AWAY FROM SWAINS ISLAND.

...NEXT UPDATES...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 600 AM SUNDAY.

$$
AKAPO



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