TSR Storm Alert - Tropical Storm SIXTEEN

SW Pacific: Storm Alert issued at 16 Mar, 2016 12:00 GMT (Final Warning)

Tropical Storm SIXTEEN is currently located near 17.2 S 141.7 E with maximum 1-min sustained winds of 35kts (40 mph). SIXTEEN is forecast to affect land to the following likelihood(s) at the given lead time(s):

Yellow Alert Country(s) or Province(s)
    Australia
        probability for TS is 85% currently
Yellow Alert City(s) and Town(s)
    Normanton (17.8 S, 141.0 E)
        probability for TS is 60% 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 Tropical Cyclone 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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[Tsunami Message - IOC] NWS-NTWC Tsunami Warning

WEXX30 PAAQ 161302
TSUATE

TEST...PUBLIC TSUNAMI EXERCISE MESSAGE NUMBER 1...TEST
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
0902 AM EDT WED MAR 16 2016

.. LANTEX16 TSUNAMI EXERCISE MESSAGE. REFER TO MESSAGE
1 IN THE EXERCISE HANDBOOK. THIS IS AN EXERCISE ONLY...

THIS MESSAGE IS BEING USED TO START THE LANTEX16 ATLANTIC
TSUNAMI EXERCISE. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY EXERCISE MESSAGE
BROADCAST FROM THE NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER. THE
HANDBOOK IS AVAILABLE AT THE WEB SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
THE EXERCISE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
A REALISTIC SCENARIO TO TEST TSUNAMI RESPONSE PLANS.

THIS IS ONLY AN EXERCISE.

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