Hurricane warning canceled for American Samoa
Posted by
hanna on 2/13/2010, 2:51 pm
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa - Forecasters in American Samoa canceled a hurricane warning for the U.S. territory early Saturday morning after a strong Pacific storm passed nearby without making landfall on the area still recovering from a deadly autumn tsunami.
Tropical Cyclone Rene was 70 miles southeast of the main island of Tutuila and moving southwest at 8 mph on a track away from the islands, said Meteorologist Mase Akapo Jr. with the National Weather Service in Pago Pago.
Strong winds from the storm were still expected to batter the territory, which prompted forecasters to replace the hurricane warning with a gale warning that predicted winds of 30 to 45 mph, he said.
"The public still needs to continue to take precautionary measures due to the strong winds," Akapo said, adding that the high surf will continue, with waves of 15 to 18 feet expected through Saturday evening.
"We are still faced with high waves," he said.
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