WEXX22 PAAQ 172113 TIBAT1 TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 413 PM EST FRI FEB 17 2006 ...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE WEXX22 MESSAGE... ...THIS TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT IS FOR THE U.S. ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO COASTS AND EASTERN CANADA... NO - REPEAT NO - WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR U.S. ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO STATES AND THE EASTERN CANADIAN PROVINCES. EVALUATION BASED ON EARTHQUAKE AND HISTORICAL TSUNAMI INFORMATION THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING TO THE U.S. ATLANTIC... EASTERN CANADIAN OR GULF OF MEXICO COASTS. SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. HOWEVER - EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE SOMETIMES GENERATE TSUNAMIS THAT CAN BE DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS LOCATED IN THE REGION OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. EARTHQUAKE DATA PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE - 6.8 LOCATION - 36.1N 13.2W - NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN TIME - 1550 EST 02/17/2006 1450 CST 02/17/2006 2050 UTC 02/17/2006 THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$