WEAK51 PAAQ 051058 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 158 AM AKST SAT JAN 5 2013 ...THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED... CANCELLATIONS ------------- * THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE FAIRWEATHER ALASKA/LOCATED 80 MILES SE OF YAKUTAT/ IMPACTS - UPDATED ----------------- * A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED DURING THIS EVENT BUT NO LONGER POSES A THREAT. * SOME AREAS MAY CONTINUE TO SEE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. * THE DETERMINATION TO RE-OCCUPY HAZARD ZONES MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS - UPDATED ----------------------------- * DO NOT RE-OCCUPY HAZARD ZONES UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED ------------------------------------------ TIME OBSERVED MAX SITE OF MEASUREMENT TSUNAMI HEIGHT ---------------------------- --------------- -------------- PORT ALEXANDER AK 1026 UTC 01-05 00.5FT SITKA AK 1041 UTC 01-05 00.3FT HEIGHT - OBSERVED MAX TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS THE WATER LEVEL ABOVE THE TIDE LEVEL AT THE TIME OF MEASUREMENT. DEEP OCEAN PRESSURE SENSORS DID NOT RECORD A TSUNAMI. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. * PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV. $$