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<cap:identifier>NOAA-NWS-WCATWC-2011-03-11T14:47:00Z</cap:identifier>
<cap:sender>wcatwc@noaa.gov</cap:sender>
<cap:sent>2011-03-11T14:47:00Z</cap:sent>
<cap:status>Actual</cap:status>
<cap:msgType>Update</cap:msgType>
<cap:scope>Public</cap:scope>
<cap:note>Current WCATWC Tsunami Messages</cap:note>
<cap:references>http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php</cap:references>
<cap:info>
<cap:category>Geo</cap:category>
<cap:event>Tsunami</cap:event>
<cap:urgency>Immediate</cap:urgency>
<cap:severity>Severe</cap:severity>
<cap:certainty>Likely</cap:certainty>
<cap:effective>2011-03-11T14:47:00Z</cap:effective>
<cap:expires>2011-03-11T16:17:00Z</cap:expires>
<cap:headline>Tsunami Bulletin</cap:headline>
<cap:description>
WEPA41 PAAQ 111447
TSUWCA

BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 10
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
647 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE ADVISORY AND WARNING REGIONS REMAIN THE SAME. NEW
OBSERVATIONS ARE LISTED BELOW.

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT CONCEPCION
   CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER...

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF ALASKA FROM AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES W OF
   ADAK/ TO ATTU ALASKA...

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
   POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA...

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
   OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES
   W OF ADAK/...

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
 A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE
 TO THE WARNING AND/OR ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE.
 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.

 - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
   THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY

 LOCATION                   LAT    LON     TIME        AMPL
 ------------------------  -----  ------  -------     -----------
 SHEMYA  AK                52.7N  174.1E  1130UTC   05.1FT/01.56M
 ADAK  AK                  51.9N  176.6W  1223UTC   01.8FT/00.56M
 MIDWAY IS.  USA           28.2N  177.4W  1044UTC   05.1FT/01.55M
 WAKE IS.  USA             19.3N  166.6E  0918UTC   01.7FT/00.52M
 DUTCH HARBOR  AK          53.9N  166.5W  1134UTC   01.6FT/00.48M
 NAHA  JAPAN               26.2N  127.7E  1022UTC   01.6FT/00.49M
 NIKOLSKI  AK              52.9N  168.9W  1342UTC   01.9FT/00.59M
 FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS     23.5N  166.2W  1334UTC   01.8FT/00.56M
 ST PAUL IS.  AK           57.1N  170.3W  1225UTC   02.0FT/00.61M
 SAND POINT  AK            55.3N  160.5W  1347UTC   01.1FT/00.35M
 NAWILIWILI KAUAI  HI      22.0N  159.4W  1344UTC   02.5FT/00.76M
 BARBERS POINT  HI         21.5N  158.0W  1312UTC   02.3FT/00.70M
 HONOLULU OAHU  HI         21.3N  157.9W  1316UTC   02.2FT/00.66M
 KAHULUI MAUI  HI          20.9N  156.5W  1331UTC   05.7FT/01.74M
 HILO  HI                  19.7N  155.1W  1343UTC   03.4FT/01.04M

TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
       IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
       VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).

 TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER 
 INITIAL ARRIVAL ALONG THE NORTH AMERICAN COAST.  
 FORECAST TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WCATWC WEB SITE
 WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
 THE TSUNAMI CCONTINUES TO IMPACT THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.  THE 
 OBSERVATIONS FROM THESE INITIAL WAVES MAY NOT REPRESENT THE
 HIGHEST IMPACT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 8.9
 TIME      - 2046 AKST MAR 10 2011
             2146  PST MAR 10 2011
             0546  UTC MAR 11 2011
 LOCATION  - 38.3 NORTH 142.4 EAST
           - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
 DEPTH     - 12 MILES/20 KM

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.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE
WATER IS EXPECTED.  SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY.  CURRENTS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ 
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI 
WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PTWC.

THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 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.

PZZ530-CAZ034-035-529-530-006-505>509-002-001-ORZ021-022-002-
001-111617-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING POINT CONCEPCION
CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER
647 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT CONCEPCION
   CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER...

PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO
HIGHER GROUND.

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.

CHARLESTON-OR    0715  PST MAR 11  SEASIDE-OR       0724  PST MAR 11
CRESCENT CITY-CA 0723  PST MAR 11  SAN FRANCISCO-CA 0808  PST MAR 11

FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV

$$

AKZ191-111617-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING AMCHITKA PASS
ALASKA/125 MILES W OF ADAK/ TO ATTU ALASKA
647 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF ALASKA FROM AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES W OF
   ADAK/ TO ATTU ALASKA...

PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO
HIGHER GROUND.

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. 


$$

CAZ042-043-040-041-087-039-111617-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO
BORDER TO POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA
647 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
   POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA...

PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. 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 ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW.

SANTA BARBARA-CA 0817  PST MAR 11  LA JOLLA-CA      0841  PST MAR 11
SAN PEDRO-CA     0832  PST MAR 11

FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV

$$

WAZ001-021-510-514>517-BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-
150-121-122-220-210-922-912-921-911-110-AKZ026>029-023-024-
019>022-025-017-131-135-125-121-171-181-185-187-111617-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE OREGON-WASHINGTON
BORDER TO AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES W OF ADAK/
647 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
   OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES
   W OF ADAK/...

PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. 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 ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW.

HOMER-AK         0508 AKST MAR 11  NEAH BAY-WA      0710  PST MAR 11
CRAIG-AK         0526 AKST MAR 11  WESTPORT-WA      0725  PST MAR 11
TOFINO-BC        0658  PST MAR 11

FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV

$$

</cap:description>
<cap:web> http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/events/eventmap.php </cap:web>
</cap:info>
</cap:alert>