[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTZS81 NSTU 231959
HLSZS1

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE AMOS - LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
859 AM SST SAT APR 23 2016

...HURRICANE AMOS MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH MANU'A...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HURRICANE AMOS MOVING PAST TUTUILA THROUGH MANU'A THIS MORNING

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED
ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN ALL ISLANDS OF AMERICAN
SAMOA AND COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT.

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

FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR ALL OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 7 AM SST SATURDAY...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE AMOS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 13.9S...LONGITUDE 169.6W...OR 80 MILES EAST-
NORTHEAST OF TUTUILA...AND 20 MILES NORTHWEST OF MANU'A. AMOS
IS MOVING 18 MPH EAST-SOUTHEAST. AS AMOS CONTINUES TO MOVE ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF AMOS WILL MOVE FARTHER SOUTHEASTWARD
OF AMERICAN SAMOA SATURDAY NIGHT.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS FLASH FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING IN STREAMS...ROADS AND LOW LYING AREAS. MOVE TO HIGHER
GROUND IMMEDIATELY IF YOUR HOME IS IN A FLOOD PRONE AREA.

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

CONDITIONS WILL BE WORSENED BY BATTERING WAVES. SUCH WAVES WILL
INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO
STRUCTURES ON OR VERY NEAR THE SHORELINE.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 12
PM SST SATURDAY...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ASZ001>003-240100-
TUTUILA-AUNUU-MANUA-SWAINS-
859 AM SST SAT APR 23 2016

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...

AS HURRICANE AMOS MOVES SOUTHEASTWARD TODAY...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS
WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TO NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BEFORE
NOON TODAY...THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO NEAR 35 TO 45 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS IN THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL AGAIN DROP TO NEAR 20 TO
30 MPH TONIGHT.

&&

LAPATAIGA MO MATAGI MALOLOSI
OFISA O LE TAU PAGO PAGO AS
859 TAEAO ASO TOANA'I APERILA 23 2016

...O LOO FAATA'ALISE LE AGA'I ATU O LE AFA O AMOS I SAUTE I SASA'E
E LATA I MANU'A...

...FAAMATALAGA FOU...
UA SE'E ESE LE AFA O AMOS MA TUTUILA PEITA'I O LO'O AGA'I ATU I
MANU'A I LE TAEAO NEI.

...NOFOAGA UA AAFIA...

O LENEI FAASALALAUGA E AAFIA AI MOTU MA GATAIFALE UMA O AMERIKA
SAMOA.

...NOFO VAAVAAIA/LAPATAIGA...

O LOO FAAAUAU LAPATAIGA O AFA.

O LOO FAAAUAU LAPATAIGA MO GALU MAUALULUGA.

O LOO FAAAUAU LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA.

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

I LE 7 I LE TAEAO NEI...SA TAOTO LE AFA O AMOS E TUSA MA LE 80
MAILA LE MAMAO I SASA'E-MATU I SASA'E O TUTUILA...AE TUSA MA LE 20
MAILA LE MAMAO I MATU I SISIFO O MANU'A...MA UA TELE-VAVE LONA
SAOASAOA E TUSA MA LE 18 MAILA I LE ITULA. AFAI AE TUMAU AMOS I
LEA ALA-SAVILI...O LE A AGA'I MAMAO ESE ATU MA AMERIKA SAMOA E OO
ATU 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.

E MAFAI ONA LOLO-VAIA NOFOAGA TU-LATA I MATAFAGA...MA E ONO
FAALEAGAINA AI MEA-TOTINO MA NOFOAGA LAUTELE.

...MATAGI...

A O AGA'I ATU PEA LE AFA O AMOS I SAUTE I SASA'E...O LE A FAAITIITIA
LE MALOLOSI O AFA AE LE I OO ATU I LE AOAULI...MA O LE A AGA'I ATU
PEA I LALO LE MALOLOSI O MATAGI E LATA I LE 35 I LE 45 MPH MA E
AGI FAATA'UTA'U I LE AOAULI. O LE A TOE FAAITIITIA SAVILI E LATA I
LE 20 I LE 30 MPH I LE PO NANEI.

...MO NISI RIPOTI FOU...

O LE A TOE AUINA ATU SE RIPOTI FOU I LE 12 AOAULI O LE ASO
TOONA`I...PO O SE TAIMI LATA MAI PE A IAI NI ISI SUIGA FOU.

$$

CB







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