[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTZS81 NSTU 282352
HLSZS1

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE TUNI - LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
1252 PM SST SAT NOV 28 2015

...TROPICAL CYCLONE TUNI INTENSIFIES AS IT MOVES EAST-
SOUTHEAST...

.NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED POSITION AND MOVEMENT FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE TUNI.

.AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS FOR TUTUILA
AUNUU AND MANUA.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...

.A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUTUILA AUNUU AND
MANUA.

.A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SHORES OF AMERICAN
SAMOA.

.A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT TUTUILA AUNU AND MANUA.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...

.A STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUTUILA AUNUU AND MANUA.

.STORM INFORMATION...

AT 10 AM SST...TROPICAL CYCLONE TUNI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
15.5S...LONGITUDE 171.0W...OR ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTH OF PAGO
PAGO...135 MILES SOUTHWEST OF MANUA...AND 305 MILES SOUTH OF
SWAINS. TROPICAL CYCLONE TUNI IS MOVING EAST-SOUTHEAST AT 8 MPH.
CURRENT MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE CENTER WAS ESTIMATED AT ABOUT 50
MPH. AS TROPICAL CYCLONE TUNI CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER SOUTHEAST
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER THE ISLANDS WILL DIMINISH TO
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT.

.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 PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO MONITORY YOUR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL
NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. ALSO...LISTEN FOR ANY
POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.

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
699-0411.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO AT 6 PM SST...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ASZ001>003-291200-
TUTUILA-AUNUU-MANUA-SWAINS-
1252 PM SST SAT NOV 28 2015

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUTUILA AUNUU AND
MANUA FOR THE REST OF TODAY...

...WINDS...
AT 8 AM THIS MORNING...WSO PAGO PAGO RECORDED IT HIGHEST GUST IN
THE LAST 6 HOURS OF 67 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 50 TO 60
MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH WILL PERSIST THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE
DIMINISHING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDES...
DANGEROUS SWELLS AND SURFS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
TONIGHT. STORM SURGES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNDAY. ROADS ALONG
THE COAST ARE LIKELY TO BE COVERED WITH DEBRIS AND SEA WATER
FLOODING.

...INLAND FLOODING...
EPISODES OF FLASH FLOODING HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ACROSS THE TERRITORY
LAST NIGHT. SATELLITE IMAGERIES SHOW ABUNDANT MOISTURE TO THE
SOUTH AND EAST OF THE TERRITORY. HOWEVER WITH UNSTABLE CONDITIONS
OVER THE ISLANDS...FLASH FLOODING ARE FAVORABLE IN THE NEXT 6 TO
12 HOURS. ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL WATER LEVELS WILL AGGRAVATE
SATURATED GROUNDS.

&&

LAPATAIGA MO MATAGI MALOLOSI
OFISA O LE TAU PAGO PAGO AS
1252 TAEAO ASO TOANA'I NOVEMA 28 2015

...O LOO FAATUPULAIA PEA MATAGI MALOLOSI O TUNI A'O AGA`I LEMU
ATU I SASA`E-SAUTE I SASA`E...

...FAAMATALAGA FOU...

O LOO SUIA AI NOFOAGA MA LE AGAI O MATAGI MALOLOSI O TUNI.

...NOFOAGA UA AAFIA...

O NEI FA`AALIGA O LOO TUUINA ATU AI FEAU TAUA MA GAOIOIGA E
TATAU ONA FAIA E LE ATUNUU MA TAGATA FAIFAIVA O LOO I TUTUILA
AUNUU MA MANUA.

...NOFO VAAVAAIA/LAPATAIGA...

O LOO FAAAUAU LAPATAIGA O MATAGI MALOLOSI O TUNI MO MOTU O
TUTUILA AUNUU MA MANUA.

O LOO FAAAUAU LAPATAIGA O GALU MAUALULUGA MO TALAFATAI UMA O
AMERIKA SAMOA.

O LOO FAAAUAU LE NOFO VAAVAAIA O LOLOGA MA TAFEGA MO TUTUILA AUNUU
MA MANUA.

MO LE GATAIFALE...

O LOO FAAAUAU LAPATAIGA O MATAGI MATUA MALOLOSI MO GATAIFALE O
TUTUILA AUNUU MA MANUA.

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

I LE 10 I LE TAEAO NEI...SA TAOTO AI MATAGI MALOLOSI O TUNI E
TUSA MA LE 85 MAILA I SAUTE O PAGO PAGO...135 MAILA I SAUTE I
SISIFO O MANUA...MA E 305 MAILA I SAUTE O SWAINS. O LO`O AGA`I
TUNI I SASA`E-SAUTE I SASA`E I LONA SAOASAOA E 8 MPH. O LE
MALOLOSI O MATAGI E LATA I LE OGATOTONU O TUNI E 50 MPH.

A'O AGAI ATU PEA TAAVILIGA O MATAGI MALOLOSI O TUNI I
SASA'E-SAUTE I SASA'E...O LE A FAAPEA LAVA ONA FAAITIITIA LE
MALOLOSI O MATAGI I LUGA O LE ATUNUU I LE PO NANEI.

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 FAALOGOLOGO PEA I LE NOAA WEATHER RADIO MA ALALEO FAALOTOIFALE
AUA TALA TAUA O LE TAU MO AMERICAN SAMOA. IA FAAFOFOGA FOI MO
SUIGA POO TALA FOU O LE TAU AUA FUAFUAGA MO TAPENAGA.

FAAMOLEMOLE...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 699-0411.

...MATAGI...

I LE 8 TAEAO NEI...SA FAAMAUMAUINA E LE OFISA O LE TAU I TAFUNA
SAVILI FAATAUTAU E 67 MPH. O MATAGI MALOLOSI E 50 I LE 60 MPH MA E
AGI FAATAUTAU E OO ATU I LE 70 MPH O LE A AAFIA AI PEA LE ATUNUU I
LE AOAULI NEI SEIA OO I LE AFIAFI. O LE A FAAITIITIA MATAGI
MALOLOSI I LE 25 I LE 35 MPH MA E AGI FAATAUTAU E OO ATU I LE 45
MPH I LE PO NANEI.

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

O LE A TUMAU LE MAUALULUGA MA LE TETELE O AUMA MA GALU I GATAIFALE
O LE ATUNUU...E OO ATU I LE ASO SA. O LE A MAFAI FO`I ONA PISI MA
AGA`I MAI TULAGA O GALU MALOLOSI I LUGA O AUALA MA NOFOAGA E TU
LATA I MATAFAGA AE MAISE LAVA TAIMI E SUA TETELE MAI AI LE TAI.

...LOLOGA MA TAFEGA...


SA TETELE TIMUGA I LUGA O LE ATUNUU I LE PO O LE ASO FARAILE. O
LOO VAAIA I SETELITE LE AGAI ATU O FAAPUTUGA AO I SAUTE MA SASA'E
O LE ATUNUU. PEITAI O LE A MAFAI ONA TULAI MAI PEA TIMUGA MAMAFA I
LUGA O LE ATUNUU MA E TUTUPU AI LOLOGA MA TAFEGA I LE ISI 6 I LE
12 ITULA.

...MO NISI RIPOTI FOU...

O LE A TOE MAUA SE TALA FOU I LE 6 AFIAFI NEI...PE LATA MAI FO`I
PE AFAI E IAI NI ISI SUIGA FOU.

$$

MALALA



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