Tsunami Warning for North Vancouver Island Issued

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PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1201 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013

...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT...


...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT...


WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES - UPDATED
-------------------------------------
TSUNAMI WARNING IN EFFECT FOR...

 * THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
   NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE
   SUCKLING ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF CORDOVA/


TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR...

 * THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE
   WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF
   VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA

 * THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM CAPE SUCKLING
   ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF CORDOVA/ TO KENNEDY ENTRANCE
   ALASKA/LOCATED 40 MILES SW OF HOMER/


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
 * MAGNITUDE      7.7
 * ORIGIN TIME    2358 AKST JAN 04 2013
                  0058  PST JAN 05 2013
                  0858  UTC JAN 05 2013
 * COORDINATES    55.3 NORTH 134.9 WEST
 * DEPTH          3 MILES
 * LOCATION       90 MILES NW OF DIXON ENTRANCE ALASKA
                  210 MILES S OF JUNEAU ALASKA


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI WARNING AREAS
---------------------------------
 * A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS
   EXPECTED.

 * WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL
   CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER
   TSUNAMI ARRIVAL.

 * THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS
----------------------------------
 * A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS
   TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED.

 * CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL
   STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI
   ARRIVAL.

 * THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS - UPDATED
-----------------------------
 * IF YOU ARE IN A WARNING AREA - MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND.

 * IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF
   HARBORS AND MARINAS.  WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT
   EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS.

 * BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

 * DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

 * DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS
   INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO.


FORECASTS AND/OR OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-------------------------------------------------
                 FORECAST
                 START OF
SITE             OF TSUNAMI
----             ----------

 * BRITISH COLUMBIA
LANGARA          0129  PST JAN  5                           
TOFINO           0314  PST JAN  5                           

 * ALASKA
SITKA            0045 AKST JAN  5                           
ELFIN COVE       0056 AKST JAN  5                           
CRAIG            0113 AKST JAN  5                           
YAKUTAT          0145 AKST JAN  5                           
SEWARD           0224 AKST JAN  5                           
VALDEZ           0238 AKST JAN  5                           
CORDOVA          0247 AKST JAN  5                           
HOMER            0338 AKST JAN  5                           


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
 * THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 30 MINUTES.

 * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE
   INFORMATION.

 * PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS 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.

$$