WEPA41 PAAQ 280947 TSUWCA BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 11 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 247 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ADVISORY STATUS IS CANCELLED FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA AND OREGON. ADVISORY STATUS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. MORE OBSERVATIONS ARE ADDED BELOW. ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... RECOMMENDED ACTIONS A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. - IF IN A TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREA 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 ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 0446UTC 00.3FT/00.10M PORT ALEXANDER AK 56.2N 134.6W 0533UTC 00.5FT/00.14M SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0730UTC 00.4FT/00.12M ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0448UTC 00.2FT/00.07M YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0732UTC 00.5FT/00.14M SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0600UTC 00.5FT/00.16M KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0650UTC 00.4FT/00.13M SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0744UTC 00.3FT/00.08M DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 0755UTC 00.1FT/00.04M NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 0753UTC 00.2FT/00.06M ATKA AK 52.2N 174.2W 0835UTC 00.4FT/00.11M WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 0746UTC 00.8FT/00.24M NEAH BAY WA 48.4N 124.6W 0530UTC 00.3FT/00.10M PORT ANGELES WA 48.1N 123.4W 0640UTC 00.4FT/00.11M LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 0448UTC 00.4FT/00.13M WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 0550UTC 00.3FT/00.10M GARIBALDI OR 45.6N 123.9W 0515UTC 00.2FT/00.05M SOUTH BEACH OR 44.6N 124.0W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 0702UTC 00.4FT/00.12M PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 0841UTC 00.8FT/00.23M CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0914UTC 01.5FT/00.46M NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 0626UTC 00.5FT/00.15M ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0637UTC 01.3FT/00.41M SAN FRANCISCO CA 37.8N 122.5W 0802UTC 00.5FT/00.14M MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 0738UTC 00.4FT/00.13M PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 0810UTC 00.9FT/00.27M LA JOLLA CA 32.9N 117.3W 0742UTC 00.2FT/00.06M 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 - 7.7 TIME - 1904 AKDT OCT 27 2012 2004 PDT OCT 27 2012 0304 UTC OCT 28 2012 LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST 25 MILES/40 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA 385 MILES/620 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA DEPTH - 12 MILES/19 KM TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE 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 PTWC.WEATHER.GOV. 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 NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. ORZ021-022-281117- /O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ 247 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/... BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-150-121-122-220-210-922- 912-921-911-110-281117- /O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER 247 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER... CAZ002-001-281117- /O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER 247 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... PEOPLE 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 PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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. $$