WEAK51 PAAQ 050930 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1230 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013 THE MAGNITUDE HAS BEEN MODIFIED TO 7.6. THE WARNING AND ADVISORY REGIONS REMAIN THE SAME. ...THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES --------------------------- TSUNAMI WARNING IN EFFECT FOR... * THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE SUCKLING ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF CORDOVA/ TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR... * THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA * THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM CAPE SUCKLING ALASKA/LOCATED 75 MILES SE OF CORDOVA/ TO KENNEDY ENTRANCE ALASKA/LOCATED 40 MILES SW OF HOMER/ IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI WARNING AREAS --------------------------------- * A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS EXPECTED. * WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER TSUNAMI ARRIVAL. * THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS ---------------------------------- * A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS EXPECTED. * CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE TSUNAMI ARRIVAL. * THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * IF YOU ARE IN A WARNING AREA - MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. * IF YOU ARE IN AN ADVISORY AREA - MOVE OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. WIDESPREAD INUNDATION OF LAND IS NOT EXPECTED FOR ADVISORY AREAS. * BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. * DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI. * DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. FORECASTS AND/OR OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY ------------------------------------------------- FORECAST START OF SITE OF TSUNAMI ---- ---------- * BRITISH COLUMBIA LANGARA 0132 PST JAN 5 TOFINO 0317 PST JAN 5 * ALASKA SITKA 0045 AKST JAN 5 ELFIN COVE 0056 AKST JAN 5 CRAIG 0116 AKST JAN 5 YAKUTAT 0145 AKST JAN 5 SEWARD 0225 AKST JAN 5 VALDEZ 0239 AKST JAN 5 CORDOVA 0248 AKST JAN 5 HOMER 0339 AKST JAN 5 PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED ------------------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 7.6 * ORIGIN TIME 2358 AKST JAN 04 2013 0058 PST JAN 05 2013 0858 UTC JAN 05 2013 * COORDINATES 55.3 NORTH 134.9 WEST * DEPTH 3 MILES * LOCATION 95 MILES NW OF DIXON ENTRANCE ALASKA 205 MILES S OF JUNEAU ALASKA NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 30 MINUTES. * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. * PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS 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. $$