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Friday, July 17, 2015

[Tsunami Message - IOC] PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0259 UTC SAT JUL 18 2015

...PTWC FINAL TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...

NOTE REVISED EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE

**** 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 6.9
* ORIGIN TIME 0228 UTC JUL 18 2015
* COORDINATES 10.3 SOUTH 165.2 EAST
* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 6.9 OCCURRED IN
THE SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS AT 0228 UTC ON SATURDAY JULY 18 2015.

* BASED ON ALL DATA AVAILABLE TO THIS CENTER... THE TSUNAMI
THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS NOW MOSTLY PASSED. ANY
REMAINING THREAT SHOULD BE EVALUATED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN
IMPACTED AREAS.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST...UPDATED
---------------------------------

* THERE IS NO LONGER A TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE.


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

* REMAIN OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION NEAR THE SEA.
OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


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

* MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS OF UP TO 0.3 METERS ABOVE AND
BELOW THE NORMAL TIDE MAY CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.


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

* THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND 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
PTWC.WEATHER.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
NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

$$

[Tsunami Message - IOC] NWS-NTWC Tsunami Information Statement

WEAK53 PAAQ 180237
TIBAK1

PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
737 PM PDT FRI JUL 17 2015

..THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

EVALUATION
----------
* THERE IS NO TSUNAMI DANGER FOR THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE.

* BASED ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND HISTORIC TSUNAMI RECORDS
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI.

* AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH PARAMETERS LISTED BELOW.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------
* MAGNITUDE 7.5
* ORIGIN TIME 1827 AKDT JUL 17 2015
1927 PDT JUL 17 2015
0227 UTC JUL 18 2015
* COORDINATES 10.3 SOUTH 165.2 EAST
* DEPTH 7 MILES
* LOCATION SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
MESSAGE FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES
AVAILABLE.

* REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

* PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON...
WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

$$

[Tsunami Message - IOC] PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0235 UTC SAT JUL 18 2015

...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 7.5
* ORIGIN TIME 0228 UTC JUL 18 2015
* COORDINATES 10.3 SOUTH 165.2 EAST
* DEPTH 33 KM / 20 MILES
* LOCATION SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS


EVALUATION
----------

* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.5 OCCURRED IN
THE SANTA CRUZ ISLANDS AT 0228 UTC ON SATURDAY JULY 18 2015.

* BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS
TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 300 KM OF
THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.


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

* HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF

SOLOMON ISLANDS
.



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 AN ETA WITHIN THE NEXT SIX HOURS. 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)
------------------------------------------------------------
SANTA CRUZ ISLA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.9S 165.9E 0301 07/18
KIRAKIRA SOLOMON ISLANDS 10.4S 161.9E 0302 07/18
ESPERITU SANTO VANUATU 15.1S 167.3E 0320 07/18
AUKI SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.8S 160.6E 0335 07/18
HONIARA SOLOMON ISLANDS 9.3S 160.0E 0345 07/18
GHATERE SOLOMON ISLANDS 7.8S 159.2E 0346 07/18
PANGGOE SOLOMON ISLANDS 6.9S 157.2E 0400 07/18
MUNDA SOLOMON ISLANDS 8.4S 157.2E 0403 07/18
FALAMAE SOLOMON ISLANDS 7.4S 155.6E 0407 07/18
NAURU NAURU 0.5S 166.9E 0408 07/18
ANATOM ISLAND VANUATU 20.2S 169.9E 0416 07/18
KIETA PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.1S 155.6E 0421 07/18
AMUN PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.0S 154.7E 0425 07/18
WOODLARK ISLAND PAPUA NEW GUINEA 9.0S 152.9E 0426 07/18
FUNAFUTI ISLAND TUVALU 7.9S 178.5E 0436 07/18
RABAUL PAPUA NEW GUINEA 4.2S 152.3E 0444 07/18
NOUMEA NEW CALEDONIA 22.3S 166.5E 0502 07/18
KOSRAE ISLAND KOSRAE 5.5N 163.0E 0503 07/18
ULAMONA PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5.0S 151.3E 0520 07/18
LAE PAPUA NEW GUINEA 6.8S 147.0E 0520 07/18
MAJURO MARSHALL ISLANDS 7.1N 171.4E 0526 07/18
KAVIENG PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.5S 150.7E 0530 07/18
KWAJALEIN MARSHALL ISLANDS 8.7N 167.7E 0530 07/18
FUTUNA ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 14.3S 178.2W 0531 07/18
HOWLAND ISLAND HOWLAND AND BAKE 0.6N 176.6W 0534 07/18
TARAWA ISLAND KIRIBATI 1.5N 173.0E 0537 07/18
WALLIS ISLAND WALLIS AND FUTUN 13.3S 176.3W 0539 07/18
POHNPEI ISLAND POHNPEI 7.0N 158.2E 0540 07/18
PORT MORESBY PAPUA NEW GUINEA 9.3S 146.9E 0544 07/18
SUVA FIJI 18.1S 178.4E 0547 07/18
MADANG PAPUA NEW GUINEA 5.2S 145.8E 0553 07/18
NUKUNONU ISLAND TOKELAU 9.2S 171.8W 0556 07/18
KANTON ISLAND KIRIBATI 2.8S 171.7W 0557 07/18
MANUS ISLAND PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.0S 147.5E 0603 07/18
ENIWETOK MARSHALL ISLANDS 11.4N 162.3E 0613 07/18
APIA SAMOA 13.8S 171.8W 0614 07/18
RAOUL ISLAND KERMADEC ISLANDS 29.2S 177.9W 0622 07/18
PAGO PAGO AMERICAN SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 0623 07/18
BRISBANE AUSTRALIA 27.2S 153.3E 0626 07/18
CAIRNS AUSTRALIA 16.7S 145.8E 0628 07/18
NORTH CAPE NEW ZEALAND 34.4S 173.3E 0629 07/18
WEWAK PAPUA NEW GUINEA 3.5S 143.6E 0631 07/18
NUKUALOFA TONGA 21.0S 175.2W 0637 07/18
NIUE ISLAND NIUE 19.0S 170.0W 0647 07/18
CHUUK ISLAND CHUUK 7.4N 151.8E 0649 07/18
PUKAPUKA ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 10.8S 165.9W 0649 07/18
VANIMO PAPUA NEW GUINEA 2.6S 141.3E 0652 07/18
JAYAPURA INDONESIA 2.4S 140.8E 0656 07/18
WAKE ISLAND WAKE ISLAND 19.3N 166.6E 0657 07/18
SYDNEY AUSTRALIA 33.9S 151.4E 0709 07/18
AUCKLAND WEST NEW ZEALAND 37.1S 174.2E 0729 07/18
JARVIS ISLAND JARVIS ISLAND 0.4S 160.1W 0733 07/18
SAIPAN NORTHERN MARIANA 15.3N 145.8E 0736 07/18
PALMYRA ISLAND PALMYRA ISLAND 5.9N 162.1W 0738 07/18
GUAM GUAM 13.4N 144.7E 0739 07/18
WARSA INDONESIA 0.6S 135.8E 0744 07/18
GLADSTONE AUSTRALIA 23.8S 151.4E 0746 07/18
JOHNSTON ISLAND JOHNSTON ISLAND 16.7N 169.5W 0747 07/18
GISBORNE NEW ZEALAND 38.7S 178.0E 0749 07/18
MINAMITORISHIMA MINAMITORISHIMA 24.3N 154.0E 0750 07/18
PENRYN ISLAND COOK ISLANDS 8.9S 157.8W 0754 07/18
EAST CAPE NEW ZEALAND 37.7S 178.5E 0754 07/18
YAP ISLAND YAP 9.5N 138.1E 0756 07/18
CHRISTMAS ISLAN KIRIBATI 2.0N 157.5W 0802 07/18
MANOKWARI INDONESIA 0.8S 134.2E 0803 07/18
RAROTONGA COOK ISLANDS 21.2S 159.8W 0803 07/18
NEW PLYMOUTH NEW ZEALAND 39.1S 174.1E 0810 07/18
MALDEN ISLAND KIRIBATI 3.9S 154.9W 0813 07/18
AUCKLAND EAST NEW ZEALAND 36.7S 175.0E 0814 07/18
NAPIER NEW ZEALAND 39.5S 176.9E 0825 07/18
MILFORD SOUND NEW ZEALAND 44.6S 167.9E 0829 07/18
SORONG INDONESIA 0.8S 131.1E 0833 07/18


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/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND 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
PTWC.WEATHER.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
NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

$$

TSR Storm Alert - Tropical Storm NANGKA

NW Pacific: Storm Alert issued at 17 Jul, 2015 6:00 GMT

Tropical Storm NANGKA (11W) currently located near 36.1 N 134.0 E is forecast to strike land to the following likelihood(s) at the given lead time(s):

Yellow Alert Country(s) or Province(s)
    Japan
        probability for TS is 100% currently
Yellow Alert City(s) and Town(s)
    Matsue (35.4 N, 133.0 E)
        probability for TS is 90% currently

Note that
    Yellow Alert (Elevated) is CAT 1 or above to between 10% and 30% probability, or TS to above 50% probability.
    CAT 1 means Typhoon strength winds of at least 74 mph, 119 km/h or 64 knots 1-min sustained.
    TS means Tropical Storm strength winds of at least 39 mph, 63 km/h or 34 knots 1-min sustained.

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