NWS-WCATWC Tsunami Information Statement WEAK53 PAAQ 311257 TIBAK1 PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 557 AM PDT FRI AUG 31 2012 ...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT IS FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA ONLY... NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS. EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO COASTS OUTSIDE THE SOURCE REGION. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS INVESTIGATING THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. AT 548 AM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME ON AUGUST 31 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.9 OCCURRED IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION. 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. MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY BY THE WCATWC UNTIL THE EVENT STATUS IS UPGRADED TO A WARNING OR ADVISORY OR UNTIL THE CENTER HAS DETERMINED THAT THE EVENT POSES NO THREAT TO THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA COASTS. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIMES. $
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