WEXX20 PAAQ 131000 TSUAT1 BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 600 AM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE WEXX20 MESSAGE... ...A TEST TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS... ...A TEST TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA - VIRGINIA - MARYLAND - DELAWARE - NEW JERSEY - NEW YORK - CONNECTICUT - RHODE ISLAND - MASSACHUSETTS - NEW HAMPSHIRE - MAINE - NEW BRUNSWICK - NOVA SCOTIA AND NEWFOUNDLAND COASTAL AREAS FROM DUCK NORTH CAROLINA TO LA MANCHE NEWFOUNDLAND... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR U.S. AND CANADIAN ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL REGIONS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AREAS LISTED ABOVE... 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 IMMINENT OR 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. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD 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 AREAS SHOULD MOVR OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. THIS MESSAGE IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DATA... OBSERVED TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES... HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND FORECAST MODELS. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- SAN JUAN - PR 18.5N 66.1W 1145UTC 2.0M/6.6FT 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). PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 8.2 TIME - 0455 EST JAN 13 2008 0555 AST JAN 13 2008 0955 UTC JAN 13 2008 LOCATION - 19.5 NORTH 68.6 WEST 130 MILES/209 KM NW OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO 180 MILES/290 KM NW OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 16 MILES/25 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. MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED EVERY 30 MINUTES OR MORE FREQUENTLY IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI ALERT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. AMZ710-720-730-740-750-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010-011-VIZ001- 002-131100- COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 600 AM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...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 0620 AST JAN 13 CHRISTIANSTED-VI 0643 AST JAN 13 MAYAGUEZ-PR 0624 AST JAN 13 CHARLOT AMALI-VI 0700 AST JAN 13 FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV $$ ANZ631>633-656-658-650-652-654-430-431-450>455-330-335-338- 350-353-355-230>237-250-254-255-150-050>052-081-NCZ015>017- 030>032-102-VAZ084-086-091-094-095-098-099-100-MDZ025-DEZ002>004- NJZ005-006-011>014-021-023>026-NYZ071>081-CTZ009>012-RIZ002- 005>007-MAZ007-019>024-016-NHZ014-MEZ022>028-029-030-131100- COASTAL AREAS FROM DUCK NORTH CAROLINA TO LA MANCHE NEWFOUNDLAND 600 AM AST SUN JAN 13 2008 ...A TEST TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA - VIRGINIA - MARYLAND - DELAWARE - NEW JERSEY - NEW YORK - CONNECTICUT - RHODE ISLAND - MASSACHUSETTS - NEW HAMPSHIRE - MAINE - NEW BRUNSWICK - NOVA SCOTIA AND NEWFOUNDLAND COASTAL AREAS FROM DUCK NORTH CAROLINA TO LA MANCHE NEWFOUNDLAND... TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT OF EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED SITES IN THE WARNING ARE PROVIDED BELOW. LOCKEPORT-NS 1024 AST JAN 13 ST LAWRENCE-NL 1158 NST JAN 13 MONTAUK-NY 0927 EST JAN 13 GRAND MANAN-NB 1137 AST JAN 13 VIRGINIA BCH-VA 0928 EST JAN 13 MANHATTAN-NY 1053 EST JAN 13 ATLANTIC CITY-NJ 0935 EST JAN 13 PORTLAND-ME 1111 EST JAN 13 NANTUCKET IS-MA 1003 EST JAN 13 BOSTON-MA 1126 EST JAN 13 SCATARIE IS-NS 1125 AST JAN 13 FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$