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WEPA41 PAAQ 051017
TSUWCA

BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
117 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013

BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-150-121-122-051132-
/O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
BRITISH COLUMBIA
117 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
   OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA
   BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH
   COLUMBIA...

A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS EVENT BUT DOES NOT POSE A THREAT
TO THESE AREAS.  SOME AREAS MAY SEE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
THE DECISION TO RE-OCCUPY HAZARD ZONES MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
BULLETIN FOR THIS REGION.  REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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AKZ017-051132-
/O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING CAPE FAIRWEATHER
ALASKA/LOCATED 80 MILES SE OF YAKUTAT/ TO CAPE SUCKLING
ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF CORDOVA/
117 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF
   ALASKA FROM CAPE FAIRWEATHER ALASKA/LOCATED 80 MILES SE OF
   YAKUTAT/ TO CAPE SUCKLING ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF
   CORDOVA/...

A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS EVENT BUT DOES NOT POSE A THREAT
TO THESE AREAS.  SOME AREAS MAY SEE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
THE DECISION TO RE-OCCUPY HAZARD ZONES MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
BULLETIN FOR THIS REGION.  REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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AKZ131-135-125-051132-
/O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING CAPE SUCKLING
ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF CORDOVA/ TO KENNEDY ENTRANCE
ALASKA/LOCATED 40 MILES SW OF HOMER/
117 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR 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/...

A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS EVENT BUT DOES NOT POSE A THREAT
TO THESE AREAS.  SOME AREAS MAY SEE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
THE DECISION TO RE-OCCUPY HAZARD ZONES MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
BULLETIN FOR THIS REGION.  REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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BCZ220-210-922-912-921-911-110-AKZ026>029-023-024-019>022-
025-051132-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE NORTH TIP OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER
ALASKA/LOCATED 80 MILES SE OF YAKUTAT/
117 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013

...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 FAIRWEATHER
   ALASKA/LOCATED 80 MILES SE OF YAKUTAT/...

IF YOU ARE LOCATED IN THIS COASTAL AREA... MOVE INLAND
TO HIGHER GROUND.

TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS EXPECTED OR IS ALREADY OCCURRING.  TSUNAMIS ARE
A SERIES OF WAVES DANGEROUS MANY HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL
TIME.  THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.

AT 1158 PM ALASKA STANDARD TIME ON JANUARY 4 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.5 OCCURRED 95 MILES NORTHWEST OF
 DIXON ENTRANCE ALASKA.

ESTIMATED TSUNAMI START TIMES FOR SELECTED SITES ARE...

LANGARA            BRITISH COLUMBIA    129 AM  PST JANUARY 5
SITKA              ALASKA             1243 AM AKST JANUARY 5
ELFIN COVE         ALASKA             1255 AM AKST JANUARY 5
CRAIG              ALASKA              115 AM AKST JANUARY 5

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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