WEPA41 PAAQ 111945 TSUWCA BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 15 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1145 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE ADVISORY AND WARNING REGIONS HAVE NOT CHANGED. TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS ARE UPDATED BELOW. ...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER 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. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD 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 ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 1630UTC 03.1FT/00.95M PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1721UTC 06.3FT/01.93M PORT ANGELES WA 48.1N 123.4W 1827UTC 01.9FT/00.59M WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 1450UTC 01.7FT/00.53M SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1845UTC 02.4FT/00.74M SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 1801UTC 02.2FT/00.67M SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 1812UTC 01.6FT/00.49M NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 1614UTC 02.7FT/00.82M KING COVE AK 55.1N 162.3W 1713UTC 01.6FT/00.48M CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 1613UTC 00.8FT/00.24M ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 1535UTC 00.5FT/00.16M SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 1711UTC 01.0FT/00.32M POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 1803UTC 04.4FT/01.35M PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 1724UTC 06.1FT/01.85M ADAK AK 51.9N 176.6W 1747UTC 03.4FT/01.05M KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 1550UTC 00.5FT/00.15M LOS ANGELES CA 33.7N 118.3W 1905UTC 01.1FT/00.32M SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 1906UTC 00.7FT/00.21M LA JOLLA CA 32.9N 117.3W 1834UTC 01.0FT/00.31M 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). THE TSUNAMI IMPACT CONTINUES ALONG THE WEST COAST. TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE IS STILL RISING AT SOME LOCATIONS AND IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR SEVERAL MORE HOURS. PLEASE STAY TUNED TO INSTRUCTION FROM YOU LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS BEFORE RETURNING TO ENDANGERED AREAS. FURTHER WAVE OBSERVATIONS ARE POSTED ON THE WCATWC WEB SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 8.9 TIME - 2046 AKST MAR 10 2011 2146 PST MAR 10 2011 0546 UTC MAR 11 2011 LOCATION - 38.3 NORTH 142.4 EAST - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN DEPTH - 12 MILES/20 KM TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. 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 PERSONS 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 WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PTWC. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. PZZ530-CAZ034-035-529-530-006-505>509-002-001-ORZ021-022-002- 001-112115- /O.CON.PAAQ.TS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER 1145 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER... PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. $$ CAZ042-043-040-041-087-039-112115- /O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA 1145 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA... PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. $$ WAZ001-021-510-514>517-BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141- 150-121-122-220-210-922-912-921-911-110-AKZ026>029-023-024- 019>022-025-017-131-135-125-121-171-181-185-187-191-112115- /O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA 1145 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... PERSONS 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 PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. 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. $$