637
WTZS81 NSTU 211514
HLSZS1
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL CYCLONE 18P (TD 10F) - LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
414 AM SST FRI FEB 21 2020
..TROPICAL CYCLONE 10F (18P) MOVING CLOSER TO THE SAMOAN ISLANDS
..NEW INFORMATION
WATCHES/WARNINGS, STORM INFORMATION, AND PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS
SECTIONS HAVE BEEN UPDATED.
..AREAS AFFECTED
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
FOR PEOPLE IN THE MAIN ISLANDS OF AMERICAN SAMOA.
..WATCHES/WARNINGS
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR TUTUILA, AUNU'U AND
MANU'A ISLANDS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 36 HOURS.
..STORM INFORMATION
AT 3 AM SST, THE CENTER OF TROPICAL CYCLONE 10F (18P), WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13 SOUTH, LONGITUDE 175 WEST, AROUND 300
MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF TUTUILA. THE CYCLONE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE
SOUTHEAST AT AROUND 8 MPH. THIS SOUTHEASTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT, WITH A TURN TOWARD THE SOUTH EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY. ON THIS TRACK, THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL MOVE VERY
NEAR OR OVER THE SAMOAN ISLANDS LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY. SLIGHT
INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST AS THE SYSTEM APPROACHES THE
TERRITORY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 1005 MB, OR
29.69 INCHES OF MERCURY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
HEAVY RAINFALL AND RUNOFF MAY CAUSE SMALL STREAMS TO OVERFLOW,
RESULTING IN FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADWAYS. PLEASE
TAKE EXTRA CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THROUGH FLOODED 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.
ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD TAKE THIS TIME TO REVIEW
AND PREPARE TO IMPLEMENT THEIR EMERGENCY PLANS SHOULD A WARNING
BE ISSUED.
PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECAST FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
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 OFFICE 9 AM SST FRIDAY.
ASZ001>003-220315-
TUTUILA-AUNUU-MANUA-SWAINS-
414 AM SST FRI FEB 21 2020
..TROPICAL CYCLONE 10F (18P) APPROACHING THE SAMOAN ISLANDS
..WINDS
WINDS OF UP TO 25 MPH WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THESE
WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT AS THE TROPICAL CYCLONE APPROACHES
THE TERRITORY, BRINGING DAMAGING NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 40 TO
60 MPH, ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONG
DAMAGING WINDS WILL CONTINUE SATURDAY MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY
DIMINISHING IN THE AFTERNOON AS THE TROPICAL LOW SHIFTS SOUTH OF
THE ISLANDS.
..STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDES
EXPECT COASTAL INUNDATION DUE TO A COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND
LARGE BREAKING WAVES FOR MAINLY WEST THROUGH NORTH FACING SHORES,
ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES. A HIGH SURF WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR TUTUILA, AUNU'U, MANU'A AND SWAINS ISLAND THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE
SEE THE COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
..INLAND FLOODING
FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY. PLEASE SEE
THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH BULLETIN FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
LAPATAIGA MO MATAGI MALOLOSI
OFISA O LE TAU PAGO PAGO AS
242 VAVEAO ASO FARAILE FEPUARI 21 2020
...O LOO AGA'I MAI TAAVILIGA O SAVILI 10F (98P) E LATA I LE
ATUSAMOA...
..FAAMATALAGA FOU
UA IAI TALA FOU MO TAAVILIGA O SAVILI 10F (98P).
..NOFOAGA UA AAFIA
O NEI FA'ASALALAUGA E AAFIA AI TUTUILA, AUNU'U MA MANU'A.
..NOFO VAAVAAIA/LAPATAIGA
UA IAI NEI LE LAPATAIGA MO MATAGI MALOLOSI MO TUTUILA, AUNU'U MA
MANU'A.
O LE UIGA O LE LAPATAIGA MO MATAGI MALOLOSI, O LE A IAI MATAGI
MALOLOSI E AAFIA AI TUTUILA, AUNU'U MA MANU'A I LE 36 ITULA.
..FAAMATALAGA E FAATATAU I TULAGA LOULOUA O LE TAU
I LE 3 I LE VAVE AO NEI, O TAAVILIGA O SAVILI 10F (98P) SA LATA I
LE 300 MAILA I SISIFO-MATU I SISIFO O TUTUILA. O LOO AGA'I LEMU I
SAUTE I SASA'E NEI TAAVILIGA O SAVILI I LE 8 MAILA I LE ITULA. O
LENEI ALA-MATAGI E FUAFUAINA E TAUNU'U MAI I LUGA O LE ATUNU'U I
LE PO NANEI ONA AGA'I LEA I SAUTE I LE ASO TOONA'I. O LE A FAATUPULA'IA
FO'I LE MALOSI O NEI TAAVILIGA O SAVILI 10F (98P) A O AGA'I MAI I LE ATUSAMOA.
FAUTUAGA/TAPENAGA...
O TIMUGA MAMAFA MA LE MALOLOSI O TAFEGA E MAFAI ONA FAATUPULAIA
AI LOLOGA I NOFOAGA MAUALOLO 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 SE TALA FOU O LE TAU. MO
FAAMATALAGA MO TAPENAGA FAAMOLEMOLE FAAFESOOTA'I LE EOC I LE 699-
3800.
..MATAGI
SAVILI E OO I LE 25 MPH O LE A TUMAU SEIA OO I LE AOAULI NEI.
O LE A SI'ISI'I SAVILI I MATAGI MALOLOSI MAI MATU I SISIFO I LE 40
I LE 60 MPH, MA E AGI FAATA'UTA'U I TAIMI E AMATA I LE VAELUAGA O LE PO.
O NEI MATAGI MALOLOSI O LE A TUMAU PEA E OO ATU I LE ASO TOONA'I,
ONA FAAITIITIA AI LEA I LE AOAULI A O AGA'I I SAUTE TAAVILIGA O
SAVILI.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page