[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE PERCY LOCAL STATEMENT  NO. 25
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
600 AM SST MON FEB 28 2005

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS OF MANU'A ISLANDS

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A GALE WARNING FOR MANUA REMAINS IN EFFECT

...STORM INFORMATION...
TROPICAL CYCLONE PERCY WAS LOCATED NEAR 12.4 SOUTH 165.0 WEST OR ABOUT 240
NAUTICAL MILES NORTHEAST OF MANU'A AT 4 AM SST MONDAY.  PERCY WAS MOVING SOUTH
AT ABOUT 5 MPH IN THE LAST 6 HOURS AND IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE SOUTHWARD TO BE
NEAR 13.2 SOUTH 165.0 WEST OR 230 NAUTICAL MILES EAST NORTHEAST OF MANUA MONDAY
AFTERNOON AND NEAR 14.0 SOUTH 165.0 WEST MONDAY NIGHT.   A STRONG RIDGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE TO THE EAST OF PERCY IS BLOCKING  HURRICANE PERCY FROM MOVING EASTWARD.
THUS PERCY WILL CONTINUE TO LINGER EAST OF MANUA AND DEPENDING ON THE STRENGTH
OF THE RIDGE HURRICANE PERCY MAY MOVE MORE SOUTHWESTWARD BEFORE TURNING SOUTHEAST BY
TUESDAY MORNING.  THUS PERCY COULD STILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS TO THE
MANUA ISLANDS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS OF MANU'A SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY ACTIONS DURING STRONG
WINDS AND HIGH SURF TODAY AND TONIGHT.  STAY TUNED TO RADIO STATIONS AND SBC
FROM APIA FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON HURRICANE PERCY.

...WIND INFORMATION FOR MANU'A...
SOUTHERLY WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO 30 TO 45 MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. .

...SURF IMPACTS...
LARGE SWELLS OF 5 TO 8 FEET WILL PRODUCE SURF HEIGHTS OF 10 TO 16 FEET WITH
OCCASIONAL HIGHER SETS ON ALL ISLANDS

...NEXT UPDATES...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AT 9 AM MONDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANTED

$$
AKAPO

PULETINI MO LE AFA O PERCY 24
6 AM ASO GAFUA FEPUARI 28 2005

...FAUTUAGA MA LAPATAIGA...

O LOO TUMAU PEA LE FAUTUAGA MO MATAGI MALOLOSI MO MANUA.

...FAAMATALAGA O LE AFA O PERCY...
O LE AFA O PERCY SA IAI PE TUSA MA LE 240 MAILA I MATU I SASA'E O MANU'A I LE 400
AM ASO GAFUA...MA SA AGA'I LEMU MAI LAVA I SAUTE I LE 5MPH I LE 6 ITULA UA
MAVAE.  O LE AFA O PERCY O LE ALUALU LEMU PEA I SAUTE MO LEISI 24 ITULA ONA
ALU ATU AI LEA I SAUTE-SASA'E I LE PO NANEI MA LE ASO LUA.

...TAPENAGA MA SAUNIUNIGA...
E FAUTUAINA PEA LE MAMALU O E ALALA I MANUA INA IA TAGA'I TOTO'A ANE PEA I
LE  MALOLOSI O MATAGI MO LE ASO MA LE PO O LE ASO GAFUA.  FAAMOLEMOLE
FAAFOFOGA MAI PEA I LETIO MA LE SBC MAI APIA MO NISI TALA FOU E UIGA I LE AFA
O PERCY.

...O LE MALOLOSI O MATAGI MO MANU'A...
O MATAGI MAI SAUTE 25-35 MPH I LE TAEAO NEI MA O LE A SI'ISI'I ATU I LE 30-45 MPH I
LE AFIAFI MA PO A NANEI

...O LE TETELE O GALU...
O GALU E I LE 10 I LE 16 FUTU LE MAUALULUGA...MA E TETELE ATU I NISI TAIMI...O LE
A MATUA GALU AI TALAFATAI UMA O LE ATUNUU.  O LO O TUMAU FAUTUAGA MO
GALU MAUALULUGA FAAPEA VA'A LAITI MO MANU'A...AUNU'U MA TUTUILA.

O LE A TOE MAUA ATU SE ISI RIPOTI I LE 9 AM O LE ASO GAFUA.
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