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        <WMODateTimeGroup>091802</WMODateTimeGroup>
        <AWIPSID>TSUPAC</AWIPSID>
        <bulletinNumber>1</bulletinNumber>
        <bulletinName>        TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER   1        </bulletinName>
        <issuingCenter>NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI</issuingCenter>
        <bulletinIssueTime>2026-10-09T18:02:09Z</bulletinIssueTime>
        <bulletinIssueTimeString>602 PM UTC FRI OCT 09 2026</bulletinIssueTimeString>
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                <segmentCategory>Potential Threat</segmentCategory>
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            <magnitude type="Mwp">8.0</magnitude>
            <originTime>2026-10-09T17:56:08Z</originTime>
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            <depth unit="kilometers">33</depth>
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            <geo:long>-80.75</geo:long>
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WEPA40 PHEB 091802
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
1801 UTC FRI OCT 9 2026

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

 THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
 UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
 MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

 NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
 ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
 INFORMATION.

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE      8.0
  * ORIGIN TIME    1756 UTC OCT 9 2026
  * COORDINATES    7.5 NORTH  80.8 WEST
  * DEPTH          33 KM / 20 MILES
  * LOCATION       PANAMA


EVALUATION
----------

  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED IN
    PANAMA AT 1756 UTC ON FRIDAY OCTOBER 9 2026.

  * BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... WIDESPREAD
    HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

  * HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
    WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS ALONG SOME COASTS OF

      PANAMA... COLOMBIA... COSTA RICA... ECUADOR... PERU...
      NICARAGUA... GUATEMALA... EL SALVADOR AND MEXICO


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
    SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL
    POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN
    EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.

  * PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT
    FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
    LOCAL AUTHORITIES.


ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
--------------------------

  * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
    FOR PLACES WITH A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT. ACTUAL ARRIVAL
    TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
    LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
    WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

    LOCATION         REGION             COORDINATES    ETA(UTC)
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    PUNTA MALA       PANAMA             7.5N  80.0W   1820 10/09
    PUERTO PINA      PANAMA             7.4N  78.0W   1831 10/09
    BAHIA SOLANO     COLOMBIA           6.3N  77.4W   1834 10/09
    PUNTA BURICA     PANAMA             8.0N  82.9W   1840 10/09
    CABO MATAPALO    COSTA RICA         8.4N  83.3W   1841 10/09
    TUMACO           COLOMBIA           1.8N  78.9W   1903 10/09
    ESMERELDAS       ECUADOR            1.2N  79.8W   1905 10/09
    PUERTO QUEPOS    COSTA RICA         9.4N  84.2W   1915 10/09
    BUENAVENTURA     COLOMBIA           3.8N  77.2W   1919 10/09
    ISLA DEL COCO    COSTA RICA         5.5N  87.1W   1920 10/09
    LA LIBERTAD      ECUADOR            2.2S  81.2W   1939 10/09
    CABO SAN ELENA   COSTA RICA        10.9N  86.0W   1940 10/09
    TALARA           PERU               4.6S  81.5W   2001 10/09
    SAN JUAN DL SUR  NICARAGUA         11.2N  85.9W   2006 10/09
    PUERTO SANDINO   NICARAGUA         12.2N  86.8W   2018 10/09
    CORINTO          NICARAGUA         12.5N  87.2W   2018 10/09
    MONTERRICO SANT  GUATEMALA         13.9N  90.5W   2036 10/09
    ACAJUTLA         EL SALVADOR       13.6N  89.8W   2037 10/09
    PUERTO DE SAN J  GUATEMALA         13.9N  90.8W   2041 10/09
    BALBOA HEIGHTS   PANAMA             9.0N  79.6W   2041 10/09
    BALTRA ISLAND    ECUADOR            0.5S  90.3W   2044 10/09
    TIQUISATE ESCUI  GUATEMALA         14.0N  91.5W   2048 10/09
    CHAMPERICO RETA  GUATEMALA         14.3N  91.9W   2049 10/09
    SIPACATE         GUATEMALA         13.9N  91.2W   2053 10/09
    PUERTO MADERO    MEXICO            14.8N  92.5W   2101 10/09


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

  * A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS
    CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST
    FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE.

  * IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO
    THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION
    OF THE SHORELINE.

  * IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT
    THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES.

  * PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE
    CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA.


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF
    THE SITUATION WARRANTS.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
    WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND
    CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES
    SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
    WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...
    BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S.
    NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND
    AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

$$



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