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Public Tsunami Message Number 4
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
216 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018
UPDATES
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* Updated observations
..THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
..THE TSUNAMI WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
Tsunami Warning in Effect for;
* BRITISH COLUMBIA, The Juan de Fuca Strait coast, the outer
west coast of Vancouver Island, the central coast and
northeast Vancouver Island, and the north coast and Haida
Gwaii
* SOUTHEAST ALASKA, The inner and outer coast from The
BC/Alaska Border to Cape Fairweather, Alaska (80 miles SE
of Yakutat)
* SOUTH ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA, Pacific coasts from
Cape Fairweather, Alaska (80 miles SE of Yakutat) to Unimak
Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska)
* ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of
Unalaska) to Attu, Alaska including the Pribilof Islands
Tsunami Watch in Effect for;
* CALIFORNIA, The coast from The Cal./Mexico Border to The
Oregon/Cal. Border including San Francisco Bay
* OREGON, The coast from The Oregon/Cal. Border to The
Oregon/Wash. Border including the Columbia River estuary
coast
* WASHINGTON, Outer coast from the Oregon/Washington border
to Slip Point, Columbia River estuary coast, and the Juan
de Fuca Strait coast
FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
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* Tsunami activity is forecasted to start at the following
locations at the specified times.
FORECAST
START
SITE OF TSUNAMI
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* Alaska
Kodiak 0145 AKST Jan 23
Seward 0155 AKST Jan 23
Elfin Cove 0155 AKST Jan 23
Sitka 0200 AKST Jan 23
Yakutat 0205 AKST Jan 23
Valdez 0215 AKST Jan 23
Sand Point 0220 AKST Jan 23
Cordova 0225 AKST Jan 23
Unalaska 0240 AKST Jan 23
Homer 0250 AKST Jan 23
Craig 0300 AKST Jan 23
Cold Bay 0300 AKST Jan 23
Adak 0305 AKST Jan 23
Shemya 0350 AKST Jan 23
Saint Paul 0400 AKST Jan 23
* British Columbia
Langara 0210 AKST Jan 23
Tofino 0340 AKST Jan 23
* Washington
Neah Bay 0450 PST Jan 23
Moclips 0500 PST Jan 23
Long Beach 0500 PST Jan 23
Westport 0510 PST Jan 23
Port Angeles 0530 PST Jan 23
Port Townsend 0555 PST Jan 23
* Oregon
Port Orford 0505 PST Jan 23
Seaside 0505 PST Jan 23
Charleston 0510 PST Jan 23
Newport 0515 PST Jan 23
Brookings 0515 PST Jan 23
* California
Crescent City 0520 PST Jan 23
Horse Mountain 0525 PST Jan 23
Fort Bragg 0525 PST Jan 23
Monterey 0555 PST Jan 23
San Francisco 0615 PST Jan 23
Port San Luis 0620 PST Jan 23
Santa Barbara 0635 PST Jan 23
Los Angeles Harb 0650 PST Jan 23
Oceanside 0700 PST Jan 23
Newport Beach 0700 PST Jan 23
La Jolla 0705 PST Jan 23
OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
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* Observed max tsunami height is the highest recorded water level
above the tide level up to the time of this message.
TIME OBSERVED MAX
SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT
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Old Harbor Alaska 0256 PST Jan 23 0.5ft
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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* Magnitude 7.9
* Origin Time 0032 AKST Jan 23 2018
0132 PST Jan 23 2018
0932 UTC Jan 23 2018
* Coordinates 56.0 North 149.1 West
* Depth 12 miles
* Location 175 miles SE of Kodiak City, Alaska
360 miles S of Anchorage, Alaska
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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Actions to protect human life and property will
vary within tsunami warning areas.
If you are in a tsunami warning area;
* Evacuate inland or to higher ground above and beyond
designated tsunami hazard zones or move to an upper floor
of a multi-story building depending on your situation.
* Move out of the water, off the beach, and away from
harbors, marinas, breakwaters, bays and inlets.
* Be alert to and follow instructions from your local
emergency officials because they may have more detailed or
specific information for your location.
* If you feel a strong earthquake or extended ground rolling
take immediate protective actions such as moving inland
and/or uphill preferably by foot.
* Boat operators,
* Where time and conditions permit, move your boat out to
sea to a depth of at least 180 feet.
* If at sea avoid entering shallow water, harbors,
marinas, bays, and inlets to avoid floating and
submerged debris and strong currents.
* Do not go to the shore to observe the tsunami.
* Do not return to the coast until local emergency officials
indicate it is safe to do so.
If you are in a tsunami watch area;
* Prepare to take action and stay alert for further
information.
IMPACTS
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Impacts will vary at different locations in the warning
areas.
If you are in a tsunami warning area;
* A tsunami with damaging waves and powerful currents is
possible.
* Repeated coastal flooding is possible as waves arrive
onshore, move inland, and drain back into the ocean.
* Strong and unusual waves, currents and inland flooding
can drown or injure people and weaken or destroy structures
on land and in water.
* Water filled with floating or submerged debris that can
injure or kill people and weaken or destroy buildings and
bridges is possible.
* Strong and unusual currents and waves in harbors,
marinas, bays, and inlets may be especially
destructive.
* Some impacts may continue for many hours to days after
arrival of the first wave.
* The first wave may not be the largest so later waves may
be larger.
* Each wave may last 5 to 45 minutes as a wave encroaches
and recedes.
* Coasts facing all directions are threatened because the
waves can wrap around islands and headlands and into bays.
* Strong shaking or rolling of the ground indicates an
earthquake has occurred and a tsunami may be imminent.
* A rapidly receding or receded shoreline, unusual waves and
sounds, and strong currents are signs of a tsunami.
* The tsunami may appear as water moving rapidly out to sea,
a gentle rising tide like flood with no breaking wave,
as a series of breaking waves, or a frothy wall of water.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
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* Refer to the internet site
tsunami.gov for more information.
* Pacific coastal residents outside California, Oregon,
Washington, British Columbia and Alaska should refer to the
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center messages at
tsunami.gov.
* This message will be updated within 30 minutes.
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