[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...
TROPICAL CYCLONE OLAF...LOCAL STATEMENT 16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
630 PM SST TUE FEB 15 2005

...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE OLAF HEADING TOWARD AMERICAN
SAMOA...

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY ALL RESIDENTS OF
AMERICAN SAMOA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

..A HURRICANE WARNING FOR SWAINS IS CANCELLED...

...A HURRICANE WARNING FOR TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH...

...STORM INFORMATION...
HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED AT 12.6 SOUTH 171.4 WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES
NORTHWEST OF TUTUILA AT 5:22 PM SST TUESDAY.  HURRICANE OLAF WITH
WINDS OF 160 MPH AND GUSTS TO 190 MPH NEAR THE CENTER WAS MOVING EAST
SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH IN THE LAST 3 HOURS AND IT WILL MAINTAIN THIS TRACK
IN THE NEXT 12 HOURS BEFORE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD AT 15 MPH.  THIS
TRACK WILL TAKE HURRICANE OLAF TO 50 MILES NORTH OF TUTUILA AT 3AM
WEDNESDAY AND NEAR MANUA WEDNESDAY MORNING.

...STORM SURGE AND TIDE IMPACTS...
THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS VERY DESTRUCTIVE SEAS OF 15 TO 25 FEET WILL
GENERATE VERY DANGEROUS AND DAMAGING SURF OF 40 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT
AND WEDNESDAY WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS.  COASTAL FLOODING OF
LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG THE NORTH SHORES IS IMMINENT.  ALL SMALL CRAFTS
SHOULD STAY IN PORT.

...WIND INFORMATION...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT ALL ISLANDS THIS EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.  VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS UP TO 80 TO 100 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS COULD AFFECT TUTUILA TONIGHT WITH WINDS OF 100 TO 140 MILES OVER
MANUA WEDNESDAY.


...FLOOD INFORMATION...
HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING OVER AMERICAN SAMOA
TODAY...CAUSING WIDESPREAD FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND
OVERFLOW OF STREAMS.  LANDSLIDES WILL OCCUR DURING HEAVY DOWNPOUR.
HURRICANE OLAF HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT FLASH
FLOODING AND MUDSLIDE THAT WILL BE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL RESIDENTS OF AMERICAN SAMOA MUST TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION TO
PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY.  THE PUBLIC IS ADVISED TO STAY TUNE TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL TV AND RADIO STATIONS FOR LATEST INFORMATION
ON EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE OLAF.

...NEXT UPDATES...
THE NEXT SCHEDULED STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AT 9 PM TUESDAY.

$$
...O LE AFA MATA'UTIA TELE O OLAF O LOO AGA'I MAI PEA I AMERIKA SAMOA...

...FAUTUAGA MA LAPATAIGA...
O LOO TUMAU PEA LE LAPATAIGA MO LE AFA MATA'UTIA TELE O OLAF MO
TUTUILA...AUNUU MA MANUA...

...FAAMATALAGA O LE AFA MATA'UTIA TELE O OLAF...
I LE 522 I LE AFIAFI NEI, SA IAI TONU LE AFA MALOSI O OLAF I LUGA O LE 12.6 SAUTE
171.4 SISIFO...PE TUSA MA LE 140 MAILA LE MAMAO I LE ITU I MATU I SISIFO O
TUTUILA.  O MATAGI MALOLOSI E 160 MPH MA E TO FAATA'UTA'U I LE 190 MPH UA
FUSIA ATOA I TOTONU O LENEI TAAVILIGA O MATAGI MALOLOSI. O LE AFA O OLAF
SA UI ATU I SASA'E MA SAUTE I SASA'E I LE 10 MPH I LE TOLU ITULA UA MAVAE. A
TUMAU PEA LE AUALA O LO O AGA'I ATU AI LE AFA, O LE A IAI LE AFA O OLAF E
TUSA MA LE 50 MAILA LE MAMAO I MATU I LE 3 I LE VAVEAO O LE ASO LULU...MA E
LATA ATU I MANUA I LE TAEAO O LE ASO LULU.

...O LE MALOLOSI O SAVILI...
O MATAGI MALOLOSI E O'O AT I LE 100 MPH O LE A AFAINA AI TUTUILA I LE PO NANEI
E O'O ATU I LE VAVEAO O LE ASO LULU...MA MANUA O LE A AFAINA I MATAGI
MALOLOSI E I LUGA O LE 100 I LE 140 MPH I LE TAEAO O LE ASO LULU.

...O GALU MA LE MAUALULUGA O LE SAMI....
O LE A MATUA TETELE GALU MA E OO ATU LAVA I LE 30 I LE 40 FUTU LE
MAUALULUGA.

...FAUTUAGA MA SAUNIUNIGA MO LE MAMALU LAUTELE...
E FAUTUAINA LE MAMALU O LE ATUNUU INA IA NOFO SAUNIUNI PEA MO LE TAUNUU
MAI O LE AFA O OLAF.  FAAFOFOGA MAI PEA I LETIO MA LE TV MO NISI TALA I LE AFA
MATA'UTIA TELE O OLAF.

O LENEI LIPOTI O LE A TOE AUINA ATU I LE 9 PM I LE ASO LUA.

AKAPO
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