WEXX20 PAAQ 272117 TSUAT1 BULLETIN TEST...TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2...TEST NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 517 PM AST TUE JUL 27 2010 UPDATES IN THIS MESSAGES INCLUDE AN EXPANDED ADVISORY REGION AND AN OBSERVED TSUNAMI IN PUERTO RICO. ...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE WEXX20 MESSAGE... ...THE TEST TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS... ...A TEST TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA - NORTH CAROLINA - VIRGINIA - MARYLAND - DELAWARE - NEW JERSEY - NEW YORK - CONNECTICUT - RHODE ISLAND - MASSACHUSETTS - NEW HAMPSHIRE - MAINE - NEW BRUNSWICK - NOVA SCOTIA AND NEWFOUNDLAND FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO BOAT HARBOUR NEWFOUNDLAND... ...THIS TEST MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF TEXAS - LOUISIANA - MISSISSIPPI - ALABAMA - FLORIDA - GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA FROM BROWNSVILLE TEXAS TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA... ...THIS TEST MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR FROM BOAT HARBOUR NEWFOUNDLAND TO CAPE CHIDLEY LABRADOR... RECOMMENDED ACTIONS A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE WARNING AND/OR ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD 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 ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- SAN JUAN - PR 18.5N 66.1W 1145UTC 2.0M6.6FT/6.6FT2.0M 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 - 7.6 TIME - 1710 EDT JUL 27 2010 1710 AST JUL 27 2010 1610 CDT JUL 27 2010 2110 UTC JUL 27 2010 LOCATION - 18.5 NORTH 66.8 WEST 30 MILES/48 KM NE OF MAYAGUEZ PUERTO RICO 45 MILES/72 KM W OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO DEPTH - 21 MILES/33 KM TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS 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. CARIBBEAN COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/PR/PTWC. THIS MESSAGE IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DATA... OBSERVED TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES... HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND FORECAST MODELS. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 30 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010-011- VIZ001-002-272217- /T.CON.PAAQ.TS.W.0014.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS. 517 PM AST TUE JUL 27 2010 ...THE TEST TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS... PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. 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 WARNING ARE PROVIDED BELOW. SAN JUAN-PR 1724 AST JUL 27 CHRISTIANSTED-VI 1754 AST JUL 27 MAYAGUEZ-PR 1735 AST JUL 27 CHARLOT AMALI-VI 1807 AST JUL 27 FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV $$ AMZ250-252-254-256-130-135-150-152-154-156-158-ANZ631>633- 656-658-650-652-654-430-431-450>455-330-335-338-340-345-350- 353-355-230>237-250-254-255-256-150-050>052-081-SCZ034-046- NCZ097-100-101-045>047-080-081-094-095-098-103-104-015>017- 030>032-102-VAZ084-086-091-094-095-098-099-100-MDZ025-DEZ002>004- NJZ005-006-011>014-021-023>026-NYZ071>081-CTZ009>012-RIZ002- 004>008-MAZ007-016-019>024-NHZ014-MEZ022>028-029-030-272217- /T.NEW.PAAQ.TS.Y.0014.100727T2117Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO BOAT HARBOUR NEWFOUNDLAND 517 PM AST TUE JUL 27 2010 ...A TEST TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH CAROLINA - NORTH CAROLINA - VIRGINIA - MARYLAND - DELAWARE - NEW JERSEY - NEW YORK - CONNECTICUT - RHODE ISLAND - MASSACHUSETTS - NEW HAMPSHIRE - MAINE - NEW BRUNSWICK - NOVA SCOTIA AND NEWFOUNDLAND FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO BOAT HARBOUR NEWFOUNDLAND... PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY 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 PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. 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. CAPE HATTERAS-NC 2018 EDT JUL 27 SCATARIE IS-NS 2340 ADT JUL 27 LOCKEPORT-NS 2244 ADT JUL 27 ST LAWRENCE-NL 0012 NDT JUL 28 MONTAUK-NY 2150 EDT JUL 27 GRAND MANAN-NB 2357 ADT JUL 27 VIRGINIA BCH-VA 2152 EDT JUL 27 MANHATTAN-NY 2315 EDT JUL 27 ATLANTIC CITY-NJ 2159 EDT JUL 27 PORTLAND-ME 2331 EDT JUL 27 MYRTLE BCH-SC 2213 EDT JUL 27 BOSTON-MA 2348 EDT JUL 27 NANTUCKET IS-MA 2226 EDT JUL 27 BONAVISTA-NL 0153 NDT JUL 28 FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$