WEXX20 PAAQ 111750 TSUAT1 TO - TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS ALONG THE US ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO COASTS FROM - WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING BULLETIN - INITIAL BULLETIN NUMBER 1 ISSUED 03/11/2004 AT 1750 UTC THIS IS AN EXAMPLE WEXX20 PRODUCT ...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM SOUTH SANTEE-GA TO CAPE HENLOPEN-DE INCLUSIVE... ...AT THIS TIME THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM BROWNSVILLE-TX TO SOUTH SANTEE-GA AND FROM CAPE HENLOPEN-DE TO EASTPORT-ME... EARTHQUAKE DATA PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE - 7.2 LOCATION - 35.2N 75.0W - 30 MILES E OF DIAMOND SHORE-NC 140 MILES SE OF NORFOLK-VA TIME - 1245 EST 03/11/2004 1145 CST 03/11/2004 1745 UTC 03/11/2004 EVALUATION IT IS NOT KNOWN - REPEAT NOT KNOWN - IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS BUT A TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE PERSONS IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF IN A WARNED AREA. TSUNAMIS MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. AMZ250-252-254-256-130-135-150-152-154-156-158-ANZ630>633-650- 652-654-656-658-530>534-537-SCZ046-034-NCZ100-101-097-098-095- 104-103-094-080-081-045>047-030>032-015>017-102-VAZ082-089>091- 093>096-098>100-084>086-074>078-MDZ021>025-014-018-017-011-007- 111950- COASTAL AREAS FROM SOUTH SANTEE-GA TO CAPE HENLOPEN-DE INCLUSIVE. ...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM SOUTH SANTEE-GA TO CAPE HENLOPEN-DE INCLUSIVE... ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL CAPE HATTERAS-NC 1322 EST MAR 11 CHARLESTON-SC 1552 EST MAR 11 VIRGINIA BCH-VA 1452 EST MAR 11 MYRTLE BEACH-SC 1554 EST MAR 11 $$ GMZ130-150-155-235-230-250-255-330-335-350-355-455-450-555-550- 630-655-650-750-755-830-856-853-850-657-656-032-075-052>054- AMZ630-650-651-550-555-450-452-454-330-350-352-354-ANZ430-431- 450>455-330-335-338-350-353-355-230>237-250-254-255-150-050- TXZ251-256-257-242>247-236>238-213-214-215-216-LAZ051>054-066> 070-040-062-064-MIZ080>082-ALZ061>064-FLZ002-004-006-008-012- 014-015-027-018-028-034-039-042-048>051-055-060-062-065-069- 070-075-073-074-072-068-076-064-059-054-047-147-141-024-025- 033-038-GAZ154-166-141-139-117-119-SCZ051-048>050-MDZ012-015- 019-008-DEZALL-NJZ016-020>026-012-013-NYZ006-071>081-CTZ009> 012-RIZ002-005>007-MAZ019>024-016-007-NHZ014-MEZ022>028-029- 030-111950- COASTAL AREAS FROM BROWNSVILLE-TX TO SOUTH SANTEE-GA AND FROM CAPE HENLOPEN-DE TO EASTPORT-ME. ...TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... NO - REPEAT NO - TSUNAMI WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM BROWNSVILLE-TX TO SOUTH SANTEE-GA AND FROM CAPE HENLOPEN-DE TO EASTPORT-ME. FOR INFORMATION ONLY - ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL MONTAUK PT-NY 1514 EST MAR 11 SAVANNAH-GA 1638 EST MAR 11 MIAMI-FL 1516 EST MAR 11 PORTLAND-ME 1709 EST MAR 11 ATLANTIC CITY-NJ 1517 EST MAR 11 BOSTON-MA 1710 EST MAR 11 NANTUCKET-MA 1540 EST MAR 11 PANAMA CITY-FL 1803 CST MAR 11 MELBOURNE-FL 1540 EST MAR 11 BILOXI-MS 1836 CST MAR 11 NEW YORK CITY-NY 1610 EST MAR 11 ST PETERSBURG-FL 1950 EST MAR 11 KEY WEST-FL 1614 EST MAR 11 CORPUS CHRST-TX 1852 CST MAR 11 JACKSONVLLE B-FL 1623 EST MAR 11 GALVESTON-TX 2015 CST MAR 11 $$ BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ETA SITES. $$