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000 

WGZS50 NSTU 081300


FFWPPG 


ASZ002-003-081600-





FLASH FLOOD WARNING


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS


200 AM SST THU DEC 08 2005





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED 





*  A FLASH FLOOD WARNING...


    FOR ALL COUNTIES OF TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA ISLANDS.





* UNTIL 500 AM THURSDAY





* AT 200 AM THU...SATELLITE WAS SHOWING A STATIONARY TROUGH WITH


AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER TUTUILA AND MANUA.  HEAVY RAIN FROM


THE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DUMPED MORE THAN AN INCH OF RAINFALL IN THE


PAST 3 HOURS WITH HEAVIER FALLS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS.





* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF HAS CAUSED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROAD


WAYS AND HAS OVERFLOWED STREAMS AND COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING


OF STREAMS ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES AND DOWN STREAM VILLAGES LIKE


PAGO PAGO...NUUULI UTA...MALAEIMI AND THE TAFUNA PLAINS.    LAND AND


MUDSLIDE ARE POSSIBLE ALONG STEEP SLOPES AND MOUNTAINOUS AS


GROUNDS HAS BEEN SATURATED.


               


* MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERTED FOR FLASH FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT


ATTEMPT TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER.  MANY FLASH FLOOD


DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.  TO


ESCAPE RISING WATER...CLIMB DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO


OUT RACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE.





$$


AKAPO


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LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA


200 AM ASO LULU





*O LOO UA I AI NEI LE SE LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGAMAMAFA MO


TUTUILA..AUNUU MA MANUA MO LE VAVEAO NEI O LE ASO TOFI.





*O LOO TAOTO TONU I LUGA O LE TUTUILA MA MANUA SE TULAGA LOULOUA O


LE TAU MA O LOO MAFUA MAI AI FAITITILI MA TIMUGA MAMAFA O LOO AAFIA


AI NEI LE ATUNUU.





*O TIMUGA MAMAFA NA FAAMAUINA I LE OFISA O LE TAU I TAFUNA E SILI ATU


I LE INISI I LE 3 ITULA UA MAVAE ATU MA E MAMAFA ATU I LUGA O MAUGA.





*O LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA MA LE TETELE O TAFEGA UA LOLO VAIA AI LE TELE O


NOFOAGA MAUALALALO MA VAITAFE...MA E ONA TUTUPU AI LOLOGA MA


TAFEGA TETELE I VAITAFE MA OGANUU TULATA I MAUGA.  O LE VAVE MA LE


TETELE O TAFEGA O LE A LOLOVAIA NOFOAGA I AUVAE MAUGA.





E LAPATAIA AI AFIOAGA MAUALALALO INA IA NOFO SAUNI E TULAI VAVE ESE


PEA FAATETEINA PEA TIMUGA.  E FATUAINA LE MAMALU O LE ATUNUU INA IA


AUA LE AVEINA TAAVALE MA UIA AGANUU O LOO TETELE AI TAFEGA MA UA


LOFIA I LOLOGA.





$$





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000 

WGZS50 NSTU 081300


FFWPPG 


ASZ002-003-081600-





FLASH FLOOD WARNING


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS


200 AM SST THU DEC 08 2005





THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PAGO PAGO HAS ISSUED 





*  A FLASH FLOOD WARNING...


    FOR ALL COUNTIES OF TUTUILA...AUNUU AND MANUA ISLANDS.





* UNTIL 500 AM THURSDAY





* AT 200 AM THU...SATELLITE WAS SHOWING A STATIONARY TROUGH WITH


AN AREA OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER TUTUILA AND MANUA.  HEAVY RAIN FROM


THE THUNDERSTORMS HAS DUMPED MORE THAN AN INCH OF RAINFALL IN THE


PAST 3 HOURS WITH HEAVIER FALLS ALONG THE MOUNTAINS.





* EXCESSIVE RUNOFF HAS CAUSED FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROAD


WAYS AND HAS OVERFLOWED STREAMS AND COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING


OF STREAMS ALONG MOUNTAIN PASSES AND DOWN STREAM VILLAGES LIKE


PAGO PAGO...NUUULI UTA...MALAEIMI AND THE TAFUNA PLAINS.    LAND AND


MUDSLIDE ARE POSSIBLE ALONG STEEP SLOPES AND MOUNTAINOUS AS


GROUNDS HAS BEEN SATURATED.


               


* MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERTED FOR FLASH FLOODING AND SHOULD NOT


ATTEMPT TO CROSS FAST FLOWING OR RISING WATER.  MANY FLASH FLOOD


DEATHS OCCUR WHEN MOTORISTS TRY TO CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS.  TO


ESCAPE RISING WATER...CLIMB DIRECTLY TO HIGHER GROUND. NEVER TRY TO


OUT RACE A FLOOD...EITHER ON FOOT OR IN YOUR VEHICLE.





$$


AKAPO


.....................................................





LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGA


200 AM ASO LULU





*O LOO UA I AI NEI LE SE LAPATAIGA MO LOLOGA MA TAFEGAMAMAFA MO


TUTUILA..AUNUU MA MANUA MO LE VAVEAO NEI O LE ASO TOFI.





*O LOO TAOTO TONU I LUGA O LE TUTUILA MA MANUA SE TULAGA LOULOUA O


LE TAU MA O LOO MAFUA MAI AI FAITITILI MA TIMUGA MAMAFA O LOO AAFIA


AI NEI LE ATUNUU.





*O TIMUGA MAMAFA NA FAAMAUINA I LE OFISA O LE TAU I TAFUNA E SILI ATU


I LE INISI I LE 3 ITULA UA MAVAE ATU MA E MAMAFA ATU I LUGA O MAUGA.





*O LE MAMAFA O TIMUGA MA LE TETELE O TAFEGA UA LOLO VAIA AI LE TELE O


NOFOAGA MAUALALALO MA VAITAFE...MA E ONA TUTUPU AI LOLOGA MA


TAFEGA TETELE I VAITAFE MA OGANUU TULATA I MAUGA.  O LE VAVE MA LE


TETELE O TAFEGA O LE A LOLOVAIA NOFOAGA I AUVAE MAUGA.





E LAPATAIA AI AFIOAGA MAUALALALO INA IA NOFO SAUNI E TULAI VAVE ESE


PEA FAATETEINA PEA TIMUGA.  E FATUAINA LE MAMALU O LE ATUNUU INA IA


AUA LE AVEINA TAAVALE MA UIA AGANUU O LOO TETELE AI TAFEGA MA UA


LOFIA I LOLOGA.





$$





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