U.S. Embassy Suva - March 12, 2010This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens that the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC)in Honolulu, Hawaii, has issued a Cyclone Warning for Tropical Storm 19P (Nineteen). As of March 11 at 10:00 a.m. Fiji time, the Storm is located approximately 340 miles NW of Pago Pago and slowly moving west-southwest towards the Fiji group.
The U.S. Embassy will continue to monitor the storm's track and updated information can be seen at the Embassy website (http://suva.usembassy.gov/).
U.S. citizens are urged to take precautionary measures, locate shelter as the storm approaches, monitor local media reports, and follow all official instructions. U.S. citizens should carry their travel documents at all time (i.e. U.S. passport, birth certificate, picture ID's, etc.) or secure them in safe, waterproof locations. We also suggest that U.S. citizens contact friends and family in the United States with updates about their welfare and whereabouts.
Please monitor local weather reports for updates and changes as well as the JTWC website.
Additional information on Cyclones and storm preparedness may be found on the "Hurricane Season-Know Before You Go" webpage, and on the "Natural Disasters" page of the Bureau of Consular Affairs website.
For the latest security information, Americans living and traveling abroad should regularly monitor the Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs Internet web site at http://travel.state.gov, where the current Worldwide Caution, Travel Alerts, and Travel Warnings can be found. Up-to-date information on security can also be obtained by calling 1-888-407-4747 toll free in the U.S and Canada or, for callers in other areas, by calling a regular toll line at 1-202-501-4444. These numbers are available from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday (except U.S. federal holidays).
