1 rip current, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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1 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
A large and slow moving low pressure area that moved eastward across the southern Pacific off New Zealand generated swell that was responsible for high surf along south shoers of American Samoa for about a week. These high surf greated some strong rip currents at most of the beaches from Nu'uuli to Lauli'i.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in American Samoa in 2003Every state in 2003This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, March 2003
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: 5341801.