[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE VICTOR - LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
555 PM SST SAT JAN 16 2016
...HURRICANE VICTOR CONTINUES TO INTENSIFY AS IT SLOWLY MOVES
SOUTH...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION AND INTENSITY FOR HURRICANE VICTOR.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR ALL
ISLANDS OF AMERICAN SAMOA.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MANU`A.
HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SHORES.
WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TUTUILA AND AUNUU.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS:
GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MANU`A COASTAL WATERS.
GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH AND EAST SHORES OF TUTUILA
AND AUNUU.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM SST...HURRICANE VICTOR WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 15.8 SOUTH
LONGITUDE 166.8 WEST OR ABOUT 180 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MANU`A AND ABOUT 240 NAUTICAL MILES SOUTHEAST OF TUTUILA...MOVING
SOUTH SLOWLY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF ABOUT 85 MPH ARE FOUND
NEAR THE CENTER. HURRICANE VICTOR IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SOUTH
THROUGH MONDAY.
.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 AT AROUND 12 AM SST SUNDAY...OR SOONER IF
CONDITIONS WARRANT.
ASZ001>003-171700-
TUTUILA-AUNUU-MANUA-SWAINS-
555 PM SST SAT JAN 16 2016
...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR MANUA...
...WINDS...
STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WILL IMPACT MANU`A THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO
35 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. ON TUTUILA AND AUNUU...SOUTHWEST WINDS
OF 20 TO 35 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 MPH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
ON SWAINS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL DIMINISH TO 15
TO 25 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDES...
VERY DANGEROUS SWELLS AND SURFS WILL IMPACT ALL COASTAL WATERS OF
AMERICAN SAMOA THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE DAYS. SURF HEIGHTS WILL
PEAK TO 25 FEET THIS AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY. THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDE FOR TA`U TODAY IS 1241 PM AT 4.0 FEET AND TONIGHT AT 102 AM
SUNDAY AT 3.8 FEET. THE HIGH TIDE FOR PAGO PAGO HARBOR TODAY IS
106 PM AT 2.8 FEET AND TONIGHT AT 127 AM SUNDAY AT 2.6 FEET.
THE HIGH SURF AND HIGH TIDE COMBINATION WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL
FOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG LOW LYING AREAS.
...INLAND FLOODING...
A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MANU`A. REFER TO THE WATCH
FOR MORE DETAILS.
&&
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MALALA
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