[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE GITA - LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
1058 AM HST Fri Feb 9 2018

...TROPICAL STORM GITA PASSING OVER TUTUILA...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM GITA CURRENT POSITION AND IMPACTS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION FOR ALL OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AMERICAN SAMOA.

A HIGH SURF WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SHORES.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL AMERICAN SAMOA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 930 AM SST...BASED ON SATELLITE ANALYSIS FROM WFO HONOLULU THE CENTER
POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM GITA WAS LOCATED NEAR 15.2S LATITUDE AND 170.9W
LONGITUDE...OR ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTH OF TUTUILA. GITA MOVING TO THE EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE UP 65 MPH.

.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 AROUND 1 PM SST
FRIDAY...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ASZ001>003-100900-
TUTUILA-AUNUU-MANUA-SWAINS-
958 AM SST Fri Feb 9 2018

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA...

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AMERICAN SAMOA
THROUGH THE REST OF TODAY. STRONG WINDS AND GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TO
CAUSE DOWNED TREES AND DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. WIDESPREAD POWER
OUTAGES ARE REPORTED ACROSS THE ISLAND.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDES...
SWELLS GENERATED BY TROPICAL STORM GITA WILL PEAK TODAY ALONG WEST
AND NORTH FACING SHORES OF TUTUILA...AUNUU...MANU'A AND SWAINS.
COMBINED SEAS WILL PEAK BETWEEN 20 TO 30 FEET TODAY. SOME COASTAL
INUNDATION OF LOW LYING AREAS IS EXPECTED ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS NEAR 7
INCHES MAINLY IN AREAS OF HIGHER TERRAIN.

&&

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