1 high surf, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 high surf. Local standard time, as filed.
Surf of 10 to 15 feet bounded south shores of Tutuila over the weekend. These high surf were generated by an unusually strong low pressure are east of New Zealand at this time of the year. Some beaches were closed to the public due to strong rip currents especially during high tides. No major damages were reported through this episode.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in American Samoa in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, December 2000
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5161569.