[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTZS81 NSTU 120549
HLSZS1

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN (04F) - LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
649 PM SST TUE DEC 11 2012

...GALE WATCH FOR ALL AMERICAN SAMOA WEDNESDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1 PM SST...TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN (04F) WAS CENTERED AT 14.2S
174.5W OR ABOUT 250 MILES WEST OF TUTUILA MOVING EAST-NORTHEAST 10
KT. IF TD EVAN (04F) STAY ON THIS FORECAST TRACK...THEN TC EVAN
WILL MOVE CLOSER TO AMERICAN SAMOA ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTEREST IN ALL LOCATIONS AND COASTAL
WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A GALE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL OF THE
AMERICAN COASTAL WATERS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1 PM SST...TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN (04F) WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 14.2S...LONGITUDE 174.5W...OR ABOUT 250 MILES WEST OF
TUTUILA. TC EVAN HAS MOVED EAST-NORTHEAST AT 12 MPH OVER THE LAST
COUPLE OF HOURS. THE EASTWARD MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...TC
EVAN WILL MOVE CLOSER TO PAGO PAGO WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HEAVY RAINFALL AND RUNOFFS MAY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS TO OVERFLOW...
RESULTING IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS. PLEASE
TAKE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH FLOOD ROADS.

MUD AND LANDSLIDES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE ALONG STEEP SLOPES AND
MOUNTAINOUS AREAS AS GROUNDS BECOME SATURATED.

THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS WHEN DRIVING
DUE TO HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS AND FLOODED ROADWAYS.

THE AMERICAN SAMOA EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIAL IS ADVISING
RESIDENTS TO REMAIN ON ALERT AND SECURE LOOSE ITEMS AS NECESSARY.
BE READY TO COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED BY LOCAL
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS. CONTINUE TO MONITOR RADIO FOR
FURTHER WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES.

FOR ADDITIONAL PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT THE EOC AT
699-3800.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO AROUND 12 MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...OR SOONER
IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ASZ001>003-121800-
TUTUILA-AUNUU-MANUA-SWAINS-
649 PM SST TUE DEC 11 2012

...PROBABILITY OF GALE/STORM CONDITIONS...

THE CHANCE FOR STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 30 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR GALE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 80 PERCENT.
THIS REPRESENTS A GENERAL UPWARD TREND SINCE THE LAST FORECAST.

...WINDS...

AS TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED
HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDES...

IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF COMBINED
STORM SURGE AND TIDE WATERS FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
FORECAST AREA ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN. MUCH DEPENDS
ON THE PRECISE SIZE...INTESITY...AND TRACK OF THE SYSTEM AS IT
CONTINUES TO APPROACH THE SAMOAN WATERS. THIS INFORMATION WILL BE
MADE AVAILABLE AS NEW DATA AND INFORMATION ARRIVES TO THE OFFICE.

...INLAND FLOODING...

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN UPON AMERICAN SAMOA
WILL BE FROM LONG DURATION HEAVY RAIN...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG WIND
GUSTS IN PASSING SQUALLS.

IF INLAND FLOOD WATERS OCCUR...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH PLACES WHERE
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAPATAIGA MO MATAGI MALOLOSI
OFISA O LE TAU PAGO PAGO AS
649 AFIAFI ASO LUA TESEMA 11 2012

...O LOO FAAAUAU PEA LE NOFO VAAVAAIA MO MATAGI MALOLOSI MO
AMERIKA SAMOA...

...FAAMATALAGA FOU...

I LE ITULA E 1 (TASI) I LE AOAULI ANA LEILA...O TAAVILIGA O MATAGI
O EVAN SA TAATIA I LE ITU I SISIFO O PAGO PAGO E TUSA MA LE 250
MAILA LE MAMAO...MA O LOO AGA'I MAI I LE ATUNUU E TUSA MA LE 10
NOTE LE SAOASAOA. A FAI E TUMAU AI PEA LE AGA'I MAI O EVAN I LE
SAOASAOA LEA E AGA'I MAI AI I LE ATUNUU...O LONA RIGA O LE A MAFAI
ONA LATA LATA LE TULAGA O LE A TAOTO AI EVAN MAI AMERIKA SAMOA I LE
AOAULI O LE ASO LULU MA LE PO O LE ASO LULU.

...NOFOAGA UA AAFIA...

O LE A AAFIA LE MAMALU LAUTELE FAAPEA TAGATA O LOO NONOFO I LUGA O VAA
FAGOTA PO O ALIA.

...NOFO VAAVAAIA/LAPATAIGA...

O LOO NOFO VAAVAAIA LE ATUNUU MO MATAGI MALOLOSI.

MO LE MAMALU LAUTELE E FAGOGOTA MA FAI FAIVA...O LOO TUMAU PEA LE
NOFO VAAVAAIA O GATAIFALE MO MATAGI MALOLOSI.

...FAAMATALAGA E FAATATAU I TULAGA LOULOUA O LE TAU...

I LE ITULA E 1 (TASI) I LE AOAULI ANA LEILA...O TAAVILIGA O MATAGI
O EVAN SA TAATIA I LE ITU I SISIFO O PAGO PAGO E TUSA MA LE 250
MAILA LE MAMAO...MA O LOO AGA'I MAI I LE ATUNUU E TUSA MA LE 12
MAILA LE ITULA LE SAOASAOA. A FAI E TUMAU AI PEA LE AGA'I MAI O EVAN I
LE SAOASAOA LEA E AGA'I MAI AI I LE ATUNUU I LE ISI 24 ITULA...O LONA
UIGA O LE A MAFAI ONA LATALATA LE TULAGA O LE A TAOTO AI EVAN MAI
AMERIKA SAMOA I LE AOAULI O LE ASO LULU MA LE PO O LE ASO LULU.

O MATAGI MALOLOSI UA AUSIA E EVAN UA I LUGA O LE 40 MAILA I LE
ITULA MA E AGI FAATA'UTA'U FO'I.

FAUTUAGA/TAPENAGA...

O TIMUGA MAMAFA MA LE MALOLOSI O TAFEGA E MAFAI ONA FAATUPULAIA
AI LOLOGA I NOFOAGA MAUALALO MA AUALA-TELE. FAAMOLEMOLE IA
FAAETEETE I TAIMI O FEMALAGAIGA AE MAISE NOFOAGA E LATA I MAUGA
ONA O LE SUSU O LE ELEELE UA IAI NEI.

UA FAUTUAINA E LE OFISA O TEMCO LE MAMALU LAUTELE INA IA MATAALA
MA IA FAAMAUMAU MEA-FALE FAAPEA MEA TAALO A FANAU O LOO TAATITIA
I LE LOTOA.

IA USITAIA FAATONUGA MAI LE OFISA O LE TEMCO MA IA FAALOGOLOGO
PEA I LAU LETIO PO O LE TV MO LAPATAIGA MA FAUTUAGA...MO
FAAMATALAGA MO TAPENAGA FAAMOLEMOLE FAAFESOOTA'I LE EOC I LE 699-
3800.

...MATAGI...

O LE A MAFAI ONA SIISII TULAGA LOULOUA O LE TAU MA MATAGI. A O
AGA'I MAI PEA IA EVAN I LE ATU-SAMOA...O LE A MAUALULUGA MA
MALOLOSI FO'I TULAGA O MATAGI.

...GALU MAUALULUGA MA TULAGA O LE TAI...

ONA O LOO FAATUPULAIA PEA LE MALOSI O EVAN I LE AFIAFI NEI...O LE
A FAAPEA FO'I ONA SIISII PEAU O GALU MA SAMI I LE LUMANA'I.

...LOLOGA MA TAFEGA...

O LE A MAMAFA TIMUGA I NAI ASO...MA E MAFAI ONA FAATUPULAIA PEA LE
MALOLOSI O LE AGI FAATA'UTA'U O MATAGI MA FAAPUTUGA TIMU I ALALAFAGA
MA NUU.

AFAI E TULA'I MAI LOLOGA MA TAFEGA...FAAMOLEMOLE AUA NEI UIA NEI
AUALA ONA E TE LE O MAUTINOA LE LOLOTO O LE VAITAFE E ONO MAFUA
MAI AI NI FAALETONU LE MAALOFIA.

.MO NISI RIPOTI FOU...O LE A TOE AUINA ATU SE ISI TALA FOU I
LE 12 I LE VAVEAO E LE OFISA O LE TAU I PAGO PAGO.

$$

BAQUI








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