[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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...IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED...
TROPICAL CYCLONE OLAF...LOCAL STATEMENT 17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
9 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 TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA...

...A FLASH FLOOD WATCH...

...STORM INFORMATION...
HURRICANE OLAF WAS LOCATED AT 12.8 SOUTH 170.9 WEST OR ABOUT 100 MILES
NORTH TO NORTHWEST OF TUTUILA AT 8 PM SST TUESDAY.  HURRICANE OLAF
CONSISTED WINDS OF 160 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THE CENTER WAS
MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 10 MPH IN THE LAST 3 HOURS...AND IT WILL MAINTAIN
THIS TRACK IN THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS. THIS TRACK WILL PLACE HURRICANE
OLAF WITHIN 60 MILES NORTHEAST OF TUTUILA AT 2 AM WEDNESDAY AND NEAR
MANUA 7 AM WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND TIDE IMPACTS...
THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TONIGHT
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AS VERY DESTRUCTIVE SEAS OF 25 TO 30 FEET WILL
GENERATE VERY DANGEROUS AND FEROCIOUS SURF OF 40 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. 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 OVERNIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY.  VERY DESTRUCTIVE WINDS 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 ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE OLAF
ARE CONTINUOUSLY MOVING OVER TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA
TONIGHT....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 12 AM WEDNESDAY.

$$
...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...

...O LO O UA NOFO VAAVAAIA NEI LE ATUNUU ONA O LOLOGA...

...FAAMATALAGA O LE AFA MATA'UTIA TELE O OLAF...
I LE ITULA UA MAVAE, SA IAI TONU LE AFA MALOSI O OLAF I MATU MA MATU I SISIFO
O TUTUILA E TUSA MA LE 100 MAILA LE MAMAO. O MATAGI MALOLOSI E 160 MPH UA
AUAI FAATASI I TOTONU O TAAVILIGA MALOLOSI O LE AFA O OLAF...MA 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 60
MAILA LE MAMAO I MATU I SASA'E  I LE 2 I LE VAVEAO O LE ASO LULU...MA E LATA
ATU I MANU'A I LE 7 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...A O MANUA O LE A AFAINA I MATAGI
MALOLOSI E I LUGA O LE 100 I LE 140 MPH I LE 7 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 12 AM I LE ASO LULU.

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