WEPA41 PAAQ 280653 TSUWCA BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 8 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1153 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 THE ADVISORY REGIONS ARE KEPT THE SAME. NEW OBSERVATIONS ARE ADDED BELOW ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/... ...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 CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/ 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 ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- DART46419PT NW SEATTLE 48.8N 129.6W 0345UTC 00.2FT/00.07M CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 0446UTC 00.3FT/00.10M PORT ALEXANDER AK 56.2N 134.6W 0533UTC 00.4FT/00.14M WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 0400UTC 00.5FT/00.16M SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0425UTC 00.3FT/00.09M ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0448UTC 00.2FT/00.07M SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0525UTC 00.3FT/00.09M YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0523UTC 00.4FT/00.12M CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M GARIBALDI OR 45.6N 123.9W 0515UTC 00.2FT/00.05M LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 0448UTC 00.4FT/00.13M NEAH BAY WA 48.4N 124.6W 0530UTC 00.3FT/00.10M PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 0525UTC 00.5FT/00.15M SOUTH BEACH OR 44.6N 124.0W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 0550UTC 00.3FT/00.10M YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0520UTC 00.3FT/00.08M ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0637UTC 01.3FT/00.41M CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0602UTC 00.8FT/00.23M NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 0545UTC 00.3FT/00.09M SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0600UTC 00.5FT/00.16M 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. CAZ002-001-ORZ021-022-280823- /O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ 1153 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/... 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. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED SITES IN THE ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW. CRESCENT CITY 2253 PDT OCT 27 FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV $$ BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-150-121-122-220-210-922- 912-921-911-110-AKZ026>029-280823- /O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/ 1153 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/... PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. $$