[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTZS81 NSTU 130012
HLSZS1

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN (04F) - LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
112 PM SST WED DEC 12 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA...

...NEW INFORMATION...

TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN (04F) WAS LOCATED NEAR 14.1S 171.8W OR ABOUT
70 NAUTICAL MILES WEST OF PAGO PAGO MOVING EAST SLOWLY. IF TD
EVAN (04F) STAY ON THIS FORECAST TRACK...THEN EVAN WILL MOVE
CLOSER TO AMERICAN SAMOA THIS EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTEREST IN ALL
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATERS OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
TUTUILA...AUNUU...MANUA...SWAINS ISLAND.

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
TUTUILA...AUNUU...MANUA...SWAINS ISLAND.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
AMERICAN SAMOA COASTAL WATERS.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 1152 AM SST...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 14.1S...LONGITUDE 171.8W...OR ABOUT 80 MILES WEST
OF TUTUILA AND ABOUT 140 MILES WEST OF MANUA. HOWEVER...TC
EVAN IS EXPECTED TO MOVE CLOSER TO PAGO PAGO THIS EVENING AND
TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS NEAR THE
CENTER OF TC EVAN.

.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 AROUND 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

ASZ001>003-131215-
TUTUILA-AUNUU-MANUA-SWAINS-
112 PM SST WED DEC 12 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT...

...WINDS...

NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH INCREASING TO NEAR 35 TO 45 MPH
WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH BEFORE SUNSET. THEN TONIGHT...EXPECT NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 45 TO 60 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 70 MPH...THEN INCREASING TO 60
TO 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 85 MPH OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. ON THURSDAY...HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS OF 75 TO 95 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 120 MPH WILL INCREASE TO
85 TO 110 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 130 MPH BEFORE THURSDAY NOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDES...

AS TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN MOVES CLOSER...COMBINED SEAS AND
ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCED HAZARDOUS AND DANGEROUS
CONDITIONS ACROSS ALL COASTAL WATERS AND SHORES OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

...INLAND FLOODING...

THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM TROPICAL CYCLONE EVAN UPON AMERICAN SAMOA
WILL BE FROM LONG DURATION OF HEAVY RAIN...ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG
WIND GUSTS IN PASSING SQUALLS. HEAVY RAIN AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS
ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE ISLANDS IN THE NEXT 8 TO 24 HOURS.

IF INLAND FLOOD WATERS OCCUR...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH PLACES WHERE
WATER OF UNKNOWN DEPTH COVERS THE ROAD.

&&

LAPATAIGA MO MATAGI MALOLOSI
OFISA O LE TAU PAGO PAGO AS
112 AOAULI ASO LULU TESEMA 12 2012

...LAPATAIGA MO AFA...

...FAAMATALAGA FOU...

O TAAVILIGA O MATAGI MATUA MALOLOSI O EVAN O LOO TAATIA PEA I
SISIFO O PAGO PAGO E TUSA MA LE 70 MAILA TAUTAI LE MAMAO MA O LOO
AGA'I LEMU MAI PEA I LE ATUNUU. AFAI E FAATUMAUINA PEA LE AGA'I
MAI O EVAN I AMERIKA SAMOA...O LE A MATUA'I LATALATA LAVA LE
NOFOAGA O LE A TAOTO AI EVAN I LE AFIAFI NEI E OO ATU I LE TAEAO O
LE ASO TOFI.

...NOFOAGA UA AAFIA...

O LE A AAFIA LE MAMALU LAUTELE FAAPEA TAGATA O LOO NONOFO I LUGA
O VAA FAGOTA PO O ALIA LATA ANE I...TUTUILA....AUNUU...MANUA...
SWAINS ISLAND.

...NOFO VAAVAAIA/LAPATAIGA...

LAPATAIGA MO AFA.

NOFO VAAVAAIA MO TAFEGA MA LOLOGA.

...FAAMATALAGA E FAATATAU I TULAGA LOULOUA O LE TAU...

O LE A MALOLOSI ATU MA SIISII PEA TULAGA LOULOUA O LE TAU MO VAEGA
O LE AOAULI O TOTOE E OO ATU LAVA I LE PO NANEI...MA E OO ATU LAVA
I TULAGA E AUSIA AI TULAGA AFA I LE TAEAO O LE ASO TOFI.

FAUTUAGA/TAPENAGA...

O TIMUGA MAMAFA MA LE MALOLOSI O TAFEGA E MAFAI ONA FAATUPULAIA
AI LOLOGA I NOFOAGA MAUALALO MA AUALA-TELE. FAAMOLEMOLE IA
FAAETEETE I TAIMI O FEMALAGAIGA AE MAISE NOFOAGA E LATA I MAUGA
ONA O LE SUSU O LE ELEELE UA IAI NEI.

UA FAUTUAINA E LE OFISA O TEMCO LE MAMALU LAUTELE INA IA MATAALA
MA IA FAAMAUMAU MEA-FALE FAAPEA MEA TAALO A FANAU O LOO TAATITIA
I LE LOTOA.

IA USITAIA FAATONUGA MAI LE OFISA O LE TEMCO MA IA FAALOGOLOGO
PEA I LAU LETIO PO O LE TV MO LAPATAIGA MA FAUTUAGA...MO
FAAMATALAGA MO TAPENAGA FAAMOLEMOLE FAAFESOOTA'I LE EOC I LE 699-
3800.

...MATAGI...

SAVILI MAI MATU I SISIFO 25 I LE 35 MPH O LE A SIISII ATU I MATAGI
MALOLOSI 35 I LE 45 MPH MA E AGI FAATA'UTA'U I LE 55 MPH AE LE I
OO I LE AFIAFI. MO LE PO NANEI...MATAGI MATUA MALOLOSI 45 I LE 60
MPH MA E AGI FAATA'UTA'U I LE 70 MPH ONA SIISII ATU LEA I LE 60 I
LE 70 MPH MA E AGI FAATA'UTA'U I LE 85 MPH I LE VAVEAO. MO LE ASO
TOFI...UA SIISII ATU TULAGA O MATAGI I LE AFA 75 I LE 95 MPH MA E
AGI FAATA'UTA'U I LE 120 MPH ONA SIISII ATU LEA I LE 85 I LE 110
MPH MA E AGI FAATA'UTA'U I LE 130 MPH  AE LE I OO I LE AOAULI.

...GALU MAUALULUGA MA TULAGA O LE TAI...

ONA O LOO FAATUPULAIA PEA LE MALOSI O EVAN I LE AOAULI NEI...O LE
A FAAPEA FO'I ONA SIISII PEAU O GALU MA SAMI I LE ISI 12 I LE 24
ITULA.

...LOLOGA MA TAFEGA...

O LE A MAMAFA TIMUGA I NAI ASO...MA E MAFAI ONA FAATUPULAIA PEA LE
MALOLOSI O LE AGI FAATA'UTA'U O MATAGI MA FAAPUTUGA TIMU I ALALAFAGA
MA NUU.

AFAI E TULA'I MAI LOLOGA MA TAFEGA...FAAMOLEMOLE AUA NEI UIA NEI
AUALA ONA E TE LE O MAUTINOA LE LOLOTO O LE VAITAFE E ONO MAFUA
MAI AI NI FAALETONU LE MAALOFIA.

...MO NISI RIPOTI FOU...

O LE A TOE AUINA ATU SE ISI TALA FOU I LE 3 I LE AOAULI O LE ASO
LULU E LE OFISA O LE TAU I PAGO PAGO.

$$

BAQUI




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