FXZS60 NSTU 100100
AFDPPG
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PAGO PAGO AS
200 PM SST SAT MAY 09 2009
.SHORT TERM...
.TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...THE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER THE 
 ISLANDS REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
 NORTHEAST OF THE ISLANDS ALSO REMAINS NEARLY STATIONARY. SATELLITE
 IMAGERIES SHOW CLOUDINESS OVER THE ISLANDS WITH NUMEROUS LOWS
 EMBEDDED WITHIN THE TROUGH. RAOB DEPICTS AN UNSTABLE ATMOSPHERE 
 FOR THE ISLANDS WITH POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPMENTS. 
 AS A RESULT...CLOUDY WITH OCCASIONAL SHOWERS AND ISOLATED 
 THUNDERSTORMS BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS SUNDAY.
 VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH
 SUNDAY.
&&
.LONG TERM...
.TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...THE RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD 
 SOUTH OF THE ISLANDS TUESDAY AND MOVE EASTWARD. THE RIDGE WILL 
 CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN AND REMAIN NEARLY STATIONARY. A TROUGH OF
 LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP NORTHEAST OF THE ISLANDS THURSDAY. THE 
 TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PASS OVER THE ISLANDS FRIDAY.  
 AS A RESULT...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH ISOLATED SHOWERS BECOMING MOSTLY
 CLOUDY WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS FRIDAY. SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
 5 TO 15 MPH TURNING NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH FRIDAY.
&&
.MARINE...
NO SIGNIFICANT SWELLS
&&
.PPG WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
NONE
$$
SONOMA/MALALA