Saturday, October 27, 2012

Tsunami Advisory for West Coast

NWS-WCATWC Tsunami Warning/Advisory

WEPA41 PAAQ 280502
TSUWCA

BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1002 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012

THE WARNING ZONES REMAIN THE SAME IN THIS MESSAGE.
AN ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE REST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA-
SOUTH OF THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND.

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH TIP OF
   VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE DECISION
   ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/...

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
   COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE
   WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF
   VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA...

...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
   CALIFORNIA - OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM THE
   CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA
   BORDER...

...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
   ALASKA FROM CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF
   SITKA/ TO ATTU ALASKA...

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
 A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE
 TO THE WARNING AND/OR ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE.
 PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO
 INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS
 ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES.
 - IF IN A TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREA MOVE INLAND TO
   HIGHER GROUND.

 - IF IN A TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREA MOVE OUT OF
   THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY

 LOCATION                   LAT    LON     TIME        AMPL
 ------------------------  -----  ------  -------     -----------
 DART46419PT NW SEATTLE    48.8N  129.6W  0345UTC   00.2FT/00.07M
 CRAIG  AK                 55.5N  133.1W  0425UTC   00.3FT/00.09M
 PORT ALEXANDER  AK        56.2N  134.6W  0410UTC   00.3FT/00.08M
 WINTER HARBOUR  BC        50.7N  128.3W  0402UTC   00.5FT/00.15M

TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
       IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
       VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS/M/ AND FEET/FT/.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 7.7
 TIME      - 1904 AKDT OCT 27 2012
             2004  PDT OCT 27 2012
             0304  UTC OCT 28 2012
 LOCATION  - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST
              25 MILES/40 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
             385 MILES/620 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
 DEPTH     - 12 MILES/19 KM

TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCURRING.  WARNINGS INDICATE
THAT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL
CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR THE
WATER IS EXPECTED.  SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY.  CURRENTS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ 
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI 
WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 30 MINUTES OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

BCZ220-210-922-912-921-911-110-AKZ026>029-280602-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.W.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE NORTH TIP OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE DECISION
ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/
1002 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH TIP OF
   VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE DECISION
   ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/...

PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO
HIGHER GROUND.

TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING.  TSUNAMIS ARE A
SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL
ARRIVAL TIME.

ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED
SITES IN THE WARNING ARE PROVIDED BELOW.

LANGARA          2116  PDT OCT 27  CRAIG            2110 AKDT OCT 27

FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV

$$

BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-150-121-122-280602-
/O.NEW.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.121028T0502Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
BRITISH COLUMBIA
1002 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
   COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE
   WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF
   VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA...

PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE
A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL
ARRIVAL TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED
SITES IN THE ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW.

TOFINO           2209  PDT OCT 27

FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV

$$


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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting this. Do you know if a Tsunami has been generated from anywhere off the coast yet?

Ralph Tieleman said...

Very small wave noted at Langara. 7 inches