Tuesday, April 1, 2014

[californiadisasters] Fwd: [Tsunami Message - IOC] NWS-NTWC Tsunami Information Statement [1 Attachment]

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WEAK53 PAAQ 012356
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PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
456 PM PDT TUE APR 1 2014

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

EVALUATION
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 * EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS
   POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS TO COASTS OUTSIDE THE SOURCE REGION.

 * THE U.S. NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IS ANALYZING
   THE EVENT TO DETERMINE THE LEVEL OF DANGER.

 * MORE INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE.

 * THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE
   TSUNAMI IN THE SOURCE REGION.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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 * MAGNITUDE      8.0
 * ORIGIN TIME    1547 AKDT APR 01 2014
                  1647  PDT APR 01 2014
                  2347  UTC APR 01 2014
 * COORDINATES    19.8 SOUTH 70.8 WEST
 * DEPTH          6 MILES
 * LOCATION       NEAR COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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 * MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE
   PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT.

 * 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.


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