WEPA41 PAAQ 112155 TSUWCA BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 17 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 155 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND ADVISORY REGION REMAIN THE SAME. 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 ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 1845UTC 02.4FT/00.74M SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 1959UTC 02.3FT/00.71M SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 2108UTC 01.8FT/00.55M NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 2133UTC 01.6FT/00.49M KING COVE AK 55.1N 162.3W 2103UTC 01.9FT/00.59M 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 2044UTC 00.6FT/00.17M LOS ANGELES CA 33.7N 118.3W 1905UTC 01.0FT/00.32M SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 1901UTC 01.7FT/00.52M LA JOLLA CA 32.9N 117.3W 1952UTC 01.3FT/00.40M WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 1920UTC 02.0FT/00.62M ST PAUL IS. AK 57.1N 170.3W 2011UTC 01.4FT/00.41M OLD HARBOR AK 57.2N 153.3W 2109UTC 01.0FT/00.29M DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 2108UTC 00.8FT/00.25M 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). SEVERAL SITES IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA CONTINUE TO RECORD TSUNAMIS IN EXCESS OF 1 METER. THE SITUATION REMAINS DANGEROUS - PLEASE STAY TUNED TO INSTRUCTION FROM YOUR 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- 001-112325- /O.CON.PAAQ.TS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER 155 PM 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. $$ CAZ042-043-040-041-087-039-112325- /O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA 155 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA... PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. $$ 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>022-025-017-131-135-125-121-171-181-185-187-191-112325- /O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA 155 PM 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. $$