WEPA41 PAAQ 190936 TSUWCA BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 036 AM AKST WED DEC 19 2007 ...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE ALASKA COASTAL AREAS FROM NIKOLSKI ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... ...AT THIS TIME THIS MESSAGE IS ADVISORY ONLY FOR OTHER AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA - AND ALASKA... EVALUATION IT IS NOT KNOWN - REPEAT NOT KNOWN - IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS BUT A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE PERSONS IN LOW- LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF IN A WARNED AREA. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 7.3 TIME - 0030 AKST DEC 19 2007 0130 PST DEC 19 2007 0930 UTC DEC 19 2007 LOCATION - 51.3 NORTH 179.4 WEST 70 MILES/113 KM SE OF AMCHITKA ALASKA 125 MILES/201 KM SW OF ADAK ALASKA DEPTH - 24 MILES/38 KM PKZ172-175-176-AKZ187-191-191036- COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING NIKOLSKI ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA ...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE ALASKA COASTAL AREAS FROM NIKOLSKI ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOLLOW. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. ADAK-AK 0116 AKST DEC 19 SHEMYA-AK 0132 AKST DEC 19 $$ PZZ750-655-650-673-670-565-535-530-545-560-455-540-450-356- 353-350-255-250-210-110-156-153-150-130>135-170-PKZ310-041- 031>036-042-043-011>013-021-022-051-052-053-125>129-121-120- 130-140-141-136>138-132-150-155-170-171-CAZ039>046-087-034- 035-515-006-506-508-509-514-505-002-001-ORZ022-002-021-001- WAZ503-506>511-001-514>517-021-AKZ023-024-026>029-018>022- 025-017-135-131-125-121-145-171-181-185-191036- COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO NIKOLSKI ALASKA ...TSUNAMI ADVISORY STATEMENT... NO - REPEAT NO - WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO NIKOLSKI ALASKA SELECTED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES FOR INFORMATION AND REFERENCE ONLY. THESE TIMES DO NOT INDICATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED. DUTCH HARBOR-AK 0225 AKST DEC 19 KETCHIKAN-AK 0543 AKST DEC 19 SAND PT.-AK 0307 AKST DEC 19 JUNEAU-AK 0545 AKST DEC 19 COLD BAY-AK 0340 AKST DEC 19 TOFINO-BC 0709 PST DEC 19 KODIAK-AK 0401 AKST DEC 19 NEAH BAY-WA 0721 PST DEC 19 SEWARD-AK 0426 AKST DEC 19 CHARLESTON-OR 0725 PST DEC 19 SITKA-AK 0436 AKST DEC 19 CRESCENT CITY-CA 0733 PST DEC 19 YAKUTAT-AK 0436 AKST DEC 19 SEASIDE-OR 0734 PST DEC 19 VALDEZ-AK 0445 AKST DEC 19 WESTPORT-WA 0735 PST DEC 19 LANGARA-BC 0545 PST DEC 19 SAN FRANCISCO-CA 0819 PST DEC 19 CORDOVA-AK 0455 AKST DEC 19 SANTA BARBARA-CA 0828 PST DEC 19 HOMER-AK 0519 AKST DEC 19 LA JOLLA-CA 0853 PST DEC 19 $$ TSUNAMI WARNINGS ARE ISSUED DUE TO THE IMMINENT THREAT OF A TSUNAMI. WARNINGS CAN BE BASED SOLELY ON SEISMIC INFORMATION OR BASED ON CONFIRMATION THAT A POTENTIALLY DESTRUCTIVE WAVE HAS OCCURRED. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING AREA WHO ARE NEAR THE BEACH OR IN LOW-LYING REGIONS SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE THE STATES AND PROVINCES LISTED ABOVE. MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED EVERY HALF HOUR OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THIS TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION AND EXPECTED ARRIVAL TIMES. $$