12:00 pm, Friday: Cyclone Amos’s expected time of arrival has been delayed until Saturday afternoon stretching into Saturday night.
It is anticipated to move directly over Savaii before it drops into a South Easterly course underneath American Samoa.
A ridge that has settled over American Samoa is causing the change in course.
There is a possibility that Amos won’t change course despite the ridge due to Amos’s sheer strength.
The National Weather Service expects Amos to be a Category 5 by the time it nears American Samoa and able at that stage to determine it’s own course.
Maps are showing the ridge pulling Amos away from American Samoa.
Regardless, American Samoa can still expect intense winds of up to 70 miles late tomorrow.
Just after 9am the skies opened and there was heavy down pour across the island.
The National Weather Service has had a flash flood watch in effect since yesterday.
It’s a regular work day for ASG employees.
As of the time of this news bulletin no memo has been issued for an early closure of government departments and agencies.
Polynesian Airlines flights to Manu’a and to Apia are continuing.
There’s no change in Hawaiian Airline’s flight tonight.
ANZ and Bank of Hawaii are closing at 1 pm today. ANZ says its drive through windows at Tafuna and Fagatogo will not be opened tomorrow.
But ATMs have been well stocked.
ANZ and BOH will reopen regular hours on Monday.
The market place in Fagatogo is closing at 6pm today and Director of Commerce Keniseli Lafaele says the market will not be opened all day tomorrow.
All ASHAA sports scheduled for today and tomorrow have been pushed back to Monday.
