American Samoa’s weather improved a little Sunday morning compared to Saturday’s strong winds heading into last night prompting the National Weather Service in Tafuna to issue a Gale Warning and High Wind Warning, as winds clocked at 20-35 mph, with gusts to 50 mph.

A High Surf warning was also issued as high surf sent seawater as well as small rocks and pebbles onto several areas of the main road including Fatumafitu.

The wind warnings were cancelled by 7a.m. Sunday morning while the high surf warning remains in effect until afternoon. The Weather Office says hazardous surf heights of 14 to 16 feet will affect south facing shores. Surf will gradually subside to 12 to 14 feet before sunset Sunday.

“It is extremely dangerous to fish or observe waves from rocks during high surf conditions,” the Weather Office warns. “Unwary beach walkers can be caught off guard as waves suddenly race farther up to the beach than normal.”

The Department of Homeland Security’s Emergency Operations Center says there were no major incidents overnight. However, ASHS public information officer Faletoa Ulufale says that a tree fell on a home in Aua yesterday but “the family was still able to use their home.”

In the same area, trees fell on power lines and the American Samoa Power Authority dispatched a crew to the scene to fix the problem.

At Se’etaga, high winds blew off the entire roof of a home belonging to a family of eight and ASDHS opened up an emergency shelter at the CCCAS Se’etaga, but the affected family opted to stay with relatives, where they are “more comfortable,” Ulufale told Samoa News in a phone interview.

Another weather related incident on Saturday was that a sailboat anchor was unshackled from its mooring place due to strong sea conditions in the Pago Pago Bay and the boat drifted towards the soccer field in Pago Pago, he said, adding that the Department of Marine and Wildlife Resources crew responded and the sailboat is now safely secured at a mooring slot.

Around 6:30a.m. today, EOC received a report that a part of the roof of the old VA building in Tafuna has gotten loose due to high winds and crews are been dispatched to make sure it’s secured.

Because of strong winds, there are a lot of fallen banana trees reported island wind, and the winds damaged branches of ulu trees and other vegetation.  And due to high surf, small rocks and pebbles have been washed onto several areas of the main road.

Sunday’s forecast, calls for numerous showers with southeast winds 25-35 mph with her gusts diminishing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.