WEPA41 PAAQ 112357 TSUWCA BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 19 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 357 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 THIS MESSAGE MAINTAINS THE ADVISORY STATUS FROM THE PREVIOUS MESSAGE. ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... RECOMMENDED ACTIONS A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE 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 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 ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 1724UTC 06.1FT/01.85M ADAK AK 51.9N 176.6W 1755UTC 03.6FT/01.09M KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 2211UTC 00.9FT/00.28M LOS ANGELES CA 33.7N 118.3W 2115UTC 01.7FT/00.51M SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2131UTC 01.7FT/00.51M LA JOLLA CA 32.9N 117.3W 2007UTC 01.4FT/00.43M WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 1920UTC 02.0FT/00.62M ST PAUL IS. AK 57.1N 170.3W 1228UTC 02.1FT/00.65M OLD HARBOR AK 57.2N 153.3W 2154UTC 01.1FT/00.33M DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 1204UTC 01.3FT/00.41M SHEMYA AK 52.7N 174.1E 1136UTC 05.2FT/01.58M ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 1834UTC 08.7FT/02.65M CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 1656UTC 08.2FT/02.49M SAN FRANCISCO CA 37.8N 122.5W 1749UTC 02.1FT/00.64M MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2013UTC 02.4FT/00.72M NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 1639UTC 03.3FT/01.01M PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 1745UTC 08.6FT/02.64M SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2229UTC 03.2FT/00.97M SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2223UTC 02.8FT/00.84M 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). TSUNAMI LEVELS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON COAST HAVE DROPPED BELOW 1 METER IN ALL LOCATIONS. HOWEVER... DANGEROUS CURRENTS AND CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO EXIST ALONG THE ALASKA... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND U.S. WEST COAST. 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 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-CAZ042-043-040-041-087-039-034-035-529-530-006-505>509- 002-001-ORZ021-022-002-001-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- 181-185-187-191-120127- /O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA 357 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO 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. $$