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TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 31
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
409 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

NEW UPDATES SINCE LAST MESSAGE, CANCELLED OREGON ADVISORY.

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM ALAMITOS BAY CALIFORNIA/20 MILES
   SE OF L.A./ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER...

...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
   CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ALAMITOS
   BAY CALIFORNIA/20 MILES SE OF L.A./...

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
   OF OREGON FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO DOUGLAS-LANE
   COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...

...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
   OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM
   DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ 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
 NEW UPDATE: CANCELLED OREGON ADVISORY.

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.

ORZ021-022-121339-
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COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA
BORDER TO DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF
FLORENCE/
409 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
   OF OREGON FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO DOUGLAS-LANE
   COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...

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001-121339-
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COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING ALAMITOS BAY
CALIFORNIA/20 MILES SE OF L.A./ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA
BORDER
409 AM PST SAT MAR 12 2011

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM ALAMITOS BAY CALIFORNIA/20 MILES
   SE OF L.A./ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER...

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. 


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