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EVENING DISTRICT FORECAST FOR SAMOA ISSUED BY SAMOA METEOROLOGY DIVISION AT 3:30 P.M TUESDAY 19^th, AUGUST 2008.

Situation: A moist east to southeast wind-flow continue to affect Samoa.

FOR UPOLU

DISTRICTS	TONIGHT & TOMORROW	THURSDAY	FRIDAY		SATURDAY
NORTH-NORTHWEST (FALEFA, APIA- MANONO)	Cloudy periods with isolated showers and a chance of few thunderstorms	Mostly fine except for a few passing showers.		Becoming cloudy periods with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms likely.
EAST-SOUTH(ATUA- FALEALILI- SAFATA-LEFAGA)		Mostly fine except for a few passing showers.

FOR SAVAII

DISTRICTS	TONIGHT & TOMORROW	THURSDAY		FRIDAY	SATURDAY
EAST-NORTHEAST(SALELOLOGA- SALEAULA)	Fine to cloudy at times with some early morning showers.	Fine weather apart from a few highlands showers	Partly cloudy with some isolated showers.		Few morning and afternoon showers.
NORTHWEST(AVAO-ASAU-FALEALUPO)
SOUTH(PALAULI-LATA-NEIAFU)

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TALA O LE TAU MO VAEGA O SAMOA ILE AFIAFI NEI FAAMAUINA E LE OFISA O LE TAU ILE ITULA E 3:30 AFIAFI NEI. ASO LUA 19, AOKUSO 2008

UIGA OLE TAU: O au susu o savili o le Mataupolu & Tuaoloa o loo aafia ai pea Samoa.

UPOLU

VAEGA	PO NEI & ASO A TAEAO	ASO TOFI	ASO FARAILE		ASO TOONAI
NORTH-NORTHWEST (FALEFA, APIA- MANONO)	E auaoa ma timu e toulu vava solo ai, ma e ono iai foi nai uila ma faititili i nisi o taimi.	E matele ina lagi lelei vagana ai nai timu o le a i ai.		O le a faasolo ina auaoa i nisi o vaega ma timu e taape solo ai faapea nai uila ma faititili e ono i ai.
EAST-SOUTH(ATUA- FALEALILI- SAFATA-LEFAGA)		E matele ina lagi lelei vagana ai nai timu o le a i ai.

MO SAVAII

VAEGA	PO NEI & ASO A TAEAO	ASO TOFI	ASO FARAILE		ASO TOONAI
SASAE & MATU I SASAE(SALELOLOGA- SALEAULA)	E lagi lelei faasolo ina auaoa i nisi o taimi ma nai timu i le vaveao a taeao.	E lelei le tau peitai e i ai nai timu i nofoaga maualuluga.		O le a ufitia nisi vaega o le lagi e ao ma timu e toulu vava solo ai.	E i ai timu i le taeao ma le aoauli.
MATU I SISIFO(AVAO-ASAU-FALEALUPO)
SAUTE(PALAULI-LATA-NEIAFU)

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SAMOA EVENING COASTAL FORECASTS Issued at 2:30 pm on Tuesday 19^th, August 2008 valid until midnight on Friday.

PLEASE DO NOT READ THIS IF WINDS ARE LESS THAN 20 MPH

Wind gusts can be more than 40 percent stronger than the average given here and the maximum waves may be up to twice the height

………A small craft advisory remains in effect due to high swell………..

SITUATION: A moist east to southeast wind-flow continue to affect Samoa.

NORTHERN COASTAL WATERS

Tonight & Tomorrow: Easterly winds of 10-15 mph, fresh in the afternoon. Seas 3-5 feet with southerly swell of 7-8 feet.

Thursday & Friday: East to southeast winds of 10-20 mph, increasing to 25 mph at times. Seas 4-6 feet with southeast swell of 7-9 feet.

SOUTHERN COASTAL WATERS

Tonight & Tomorrow: East to southeast winds of 10-15 mph, fresh at times. Seas 3-5 feet with southerly swell of 7-9 feet.

Thursday & Friday: Southeast winds of 10-20 increasing to 25 mph at times. Seas 4-6 feet with southeast swell of 7-9 feet.

TIDE	TONIGHT	TOMORROW
	PM	AM	PM
Low (min)	2:19	2:48	3:05
High (max)	8:35	9:00	9:27

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TALA O LE TAU MO GATAIFALE O SAMOA Faamauina ile itula e 2:30 ile aoauli nei Aso Lua 19, Aokuso 2008 seia aulia le vaeluaga ole po ole Aso Faraile.

AUA LE FAITAUINA PEA I LALO IFO OLE 25 MAILA ILE ITULA LE MALOSI O SAVILI

O savili faata’uta’u e ono oo atu ile 40 pasene le maualuga mai le malolosi o savili o taua i lalo, o galu foi e ono faaluaina le maualuluga e pei ona taua.

......... O Fautuaga mo alia fagota o loo faamalosia pea ona o le maualuluga o auma......

UIGA OLE TAU: O se vaega vaivai o uiga auaoa ma timuga ole Tau o loo iai nei i luga o Samoa, peitai o loo a’afia pea le Atunu’u i au susu o savili ole Mataupolu & Tuaoloa.

VAIGA I GATAIFALE I MATU:

Po nei & Taeao: O le Mataupolu e 10-15 maila ile itula, ae feololo le malosi i taimi faaaoauli. O le sami e 3-5 futu ma auma mai saute e 7-8 futu.

Aso Tofi & Aso Faraile: O le Mataupolu ile Tuaoloa e 10-20 maila ile itula, faasolo ile 25 maila i nisi o taimi. O le sami e 4-6 futu ma auma mai saute i sasae e 7-9 futu.

VAAIGA I GATAIFALE I SAUTE:

Po nei & Taeao: O le Mataupolu ile Tuaoloa e 10-15 maila ile itula, ae feololo le malosi i nisi o taimi O le sami e 3-5 futu ma auma mai saute e 7-9 futu.

Aso Tofi & Aso Faraile: O le Tuaoloa e 10-20 maila ile itula faasolo atu ile 25 maila i nisi o taimi. O le sami e 4-6 futu ma auma mai saute i sasae e 7-9 futu.

TAI	PO NEI	ASO TAEAO
	Afiafi	Taeao	Afiafi
Pe eleele	2:19	2:48	3:05
Sua tutu’i	8:35	9:00	9:27

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EVENING FORECAST FOR TOKELAU ISSUE BY THE SAMOA METEOROLOGICAL DIVISION AT 3.45 P.M. TUESDAY 19^th , AUGUST 2008.

Situation: A trough of low pressure lies slow moving to the south of Tokelau. Meanwhile, a moist easterly windflow continues to prevail over the group.

Forecast to midnight tomorrow for Tokelau:
Cloudy periods with a few showers and the chance of a thunderstorms.
Moderate easterly winds, fresh at times. Moderate to rough seas.

Further outlook: Brief showers.

(Next weather update will be issued at 6.00 a.m. tomorrow morning)

TALA O LE TAU MO LE ATU TOELAU SAUNIA E LE OFISA VAAITAU I APIA ILE 3:45 ILE AFIAFI NEI ASO LUA 19, AOKUSO 2008

UIGA O LE TAU: O se vaega o uiga louloua o le tau o loo agai malie nei i saute o Toelau, ao au susu o savili mai sasae o loo a’afia ai pea le atu motu.

Vaaiga e faamuta mai le vaeluaga ole po a taeao:

E auaoa i nisi o taimi ma nai timu faapea uila ma faititili e ono i ai. E feololo faasolo ina malosi i nisi o taimi savili mai sasae. O le sami e siisii faasolo ina souosu.

VAAIGA I ONA TUA ATU: O le a i ai nai timu.

(O le isi ripoti o le a auina atu ile 6:00 ile vaveao a taeao.)

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Tide Table
August 2008

beginning:

10/08/08

Sunday 17^th

High	06:51 am
Low	1:01 pm
High	7:13 pm
Low

Monday 18^th

Low	01:15 am
High	7:30 am
Low	1:38 pm
High	7:51 pm

Tuesday 19^th

Low				1:59 am
High				8:12 am
Low				2:19 pm
High				8:35 pm

Wednesday 20^th

Low	2:48 am
High	9:00 am
Low	3:03 pm
High	9:27 pm

Thursday 21^st

Low				3:45 am
High				9:56 am
Low				3:59 pm
High				10:27 pm

Friday 22^nd

Low				4:50 am
High				11:03 am
Low				5:02 pm
High				11:38 pm

Saturday 23rd

Low				6:06 am
High				12:21 pm
Low				6:17 pm

Moon Phase for
AUGUST 2008

	1st	8th
	Full	16^th
	3rd	23th
	New	30^th

Monthly tide table calendars are available from the Geophysics of the Division at $2.00 per month. Phone 20855 for further inquiry.