Wed 8 March: Heavy Rain Warning and Flood Advisory Issued for Samoa

ISSUED BY Samoa Meteorological Services

PUBLIC AND MARINE SEVERE WEATHER INFORMATION FOR SĀMOA.

WEDNESDAY 08th MARCH 2023 | 5:00AM

VALID:

🔴HEAVY RAIN WARNING

🟠FLOOD ADVISORY

🟠MARINE ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN MARINE WATERS

Wet and unsettling weather conditions prevail over Samoa as the convergence zone lies near south of the group in conjunction with the prevailing moist northwest windflow. Such weather conditions provided scattered showers with heavy falls and gusty periods as experienced throughout the night. The aforementioned convergence zone is predicted to move over the group later today and may bring more heavy downpours, leading to flooding in prone areas as well as rough seas over the southern marine waters. Therefore, the Heavy Rain Advisory is promptly upgraded into a Warning whereas the Flood Advisory and Marine Advisory for southern marine waters remain in force.

Potential Impacts:

Heavy downpours with poor visibility, foggy and slippery roads over mountain passes and ranges, pooling near roadsides and waterways. Possible landslides. Expect gusty periods during rain. Expect rough seas.

(The next severe weather information will be issued at 5:00 p.m today)

For more information regarding the latest weather forecast, please visit our website through the link below.

http://www.samet.gov.ws/

FA’AMATALAGA O UIGA LOULOUĀ O LE TAU MO LAUFANUA MA ‘OGASAMI O SĀMOA. 

ASO LULU 08 MATI 2023 | 5:00 I LE TAEAO NEI.

FA’AMALOSIA:

🔴LAPATA’IGA O TIMUGA MAMĀFA

🟠FAUTUAGA O LŌLŌGA

🟠FAUTUAGA MO ‘OGASAMI I SAUTE

O uiga susū ma loulouā o le tau o lo’o i luga o Samoa e āfua mai i āu susū o savili o le La’ito’elau (savili mai Mātū-i-Sisifo) fa’atasi ai ma le latalata mai i saute o se vaega o fetaia’iga o savili ma timuga. O nei uiga o le tau sa ‘aumaia timu e ta’ape solo ai ma e mamāfa fa’apea savili e fa’ata’uta’u i nisi o taimi e pei ona va’aia i le po ‘ātoa. O lea vaega o fetaia’iga o savili ma timuga e pei ona tāua i luga, e fa’amoemoe o le ‘ā aga’i mai i luga o le atunu’u i se taimi o le asō ma o le ‘ā ‘aumaia timuga mamāfa e āfua ai lōlōga, aemaise i nofoaga mā’ale’ale ma a’afia-gofie, fa’apea uiga sousou o le sami i ‘ogasami i saute o le atunu’u. O nei tulaga ua alagātatāu ai le fa’amalosia o Lapata’iga o Timuga Mamāfa fa’atasi ai ma Fautuaga o Lōlōga ma le Fautuaga mo ‘Ogasami i Saute.

A’afiaga e ono ālia’e mai:

E mamāfa timuga, puaoa ma mase’ese’e auala i nofoaga maualulūga, ma e lolovaia nofoaga i tafatafāala fa’apea ‘ele’ele solo. E fa’ata’uta’u savili i taimi o timuga. E sousou le sami.

(O le isi fa’amatalaga o uīga loulouā o le tau ole ‘ā tu’uina atu i le itula e 5:00 i le afiafi nei.)

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