Breezy conditions and building swells produced rough sea-conditions for mariners.
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The episode as NWS ASO wrote it up.
Breezy conditions and building swells produced rough sea-conditions for mariners.
1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
WSO Pago Pago recorded 18 knots at the most for this duration, while ASCAT pass observed 25 knots. These winds created rough conditions for mariners that capsized a vessel east of Aunu'u Island around 4:09 AM. see article https://www.talanei.com/2022/05/23/four-on-board-capsized-alia-escape-unharmed/.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in American Samoa in 2022Every state in 2022This day in weather historyWarnings in American Samoa, May 2022
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: 1058214.