WEXX20 PAAQ 312057
TSUAT1

BULLETIN
TEST...TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1...TEST
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
457 PM AST SAT JAN 31 2009

...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE
   WEXX20 MESSAGE WITH VTEC...

...A TEST TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
   VIRGIN ISLANDS...

...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
   TEXAS - LOUISIANA - MISSISSIPPI - ALABAMA - FLORIDA -
   GEORGIA - SOUTH CAROLINA - NORTH CAROLINA - VIRGINIA -
   MARYLAND - DELAWARE - NEW JERSEY - NEW YORK - CONNECTICUT -
   RHODE ISLAND - MASSACHUSETTS - NEW HAMPSHIRE - MAINE - NEW
   BRUNSWICK - NOVA SCOTIA - NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR FROM
   BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TO CAPE CHIDLEY LABRADOR...

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
 IT IS NOT KNOWN - REPEAT NOT KNOWN - IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS BUT A
 TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED.  PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL
 AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY
 OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE
 AGENCIES.
 - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO
   HIGHER GROUND.

THIS MESSAGE IS BASED MAINLY ON EARTHQUAKE DATA. AS MORE
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THE WARNING AREAS WILL BE REFINED.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 6.6
 TIME      - 1550  EST JAN 31 2009
             1650  AST JAN 31 2009
             2050  UTC JAN 31 2009
 LOCATION  - 19.0 NORTH 65.0 WEST
              65 MILES/105 KM NE OF FAJARDO PUERTO RICO
              80 MILES/129 KM NE OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO
 DEPTH     - 6 MILES/10 KM

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL
ISSUE MESSAGES FOR AREAS IN THE CARIBBEAN OUTSIDE PUERTO RICO
AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED.  WARNINGS INDICATE THAT
WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL
CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 30 MINUTES OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010-011-
VIZ001-002-312157-
/X.NEW.PAAQ.TS.W.0066.090131T2057Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
457 PM AST SAT JAN 31 2009

...A TEST TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE
   VIRGIN ISLANDS...

TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED.  TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL
TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED
SITES IN THE WARNING ARE PROVIDED BELOW.

SAN JUAN-PR      1707  AST JAN 31 MAYAGUEZ-PR      1726  AST JAN 31
CHRISTIANSTED-VI 1718  AST JAN 31 CHARLOT AMALI-VI 1731  AST JAN 31
FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV

THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST
MESSAGE.

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