Alert archive / Oregon / Tsunami Advisories in 2012
Tsunami Advisory 24, NWS AAQ
NWS AAQ issued this tsunami advisory at Oct 27, 2012, 10:44 PM PDT for Coos County, Curry County, Douglas County, Oregon. It was in force for 10 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 27, 2012, 10:44 PM PDT (05:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2012, 2:47 AM PST
- In force
- 10 days
- Issued by
- NWS AAQ
Counties Coos County, OR, Curry County, OR, Douglas County, OR
The radar
The Medford radar (KMAX), 135 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:42 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Medford/Jackson, OR (KMFR), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 108 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 531 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 29 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 136 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 182 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
550
WEPA41 PAAQ 280544
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1044 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXPANDED TO INCLUDE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHERN OREGON.
...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH TIP OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE DECISION
ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS MODIFIED TO INCLUDE THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
BRITISH COLUMBIA...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO GUALALA
POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE
OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
ALASKA FROM CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF
SITKA/ TO ATTU ALASKA...
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE
TO THE WARNING AND/OR ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE.
PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO
INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS
ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES.
- IF IN A TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREA MOVE INLAND TO
HIGHER GROUND.
- IF IN A TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREA 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
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
DART46419PT NW SEATTLE 48.8N 129.6W 0345UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 0427UTC 00.4FT/00.11M
PORT ALEXANDER AK 56.2N 134.6W 0410UTC 00.3FT/00.08M
WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 0402UTC 00.5FT/00.15M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0424UTC 00.3FT/00.08M
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 - 7.7
TIME - 1904 AKDT OCT 27 2012
2004 PDT OCT 27 2012
0304 UTC OCT 28 2012
LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
390 MILES/628 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 12 MILES/19 KM
TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCURRING. 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 PEOPLE 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.
PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS 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.
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.
BCZ220-210-922-912-921-911-110-AKZ026>029-280644-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.W.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE NORTH TIP OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE DECISION
ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/
1044 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH TIP OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE DECISION
ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO
HIGHER GROUND.
TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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.
CRAIG 2110 AKDT OCT 27
FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
$$
CAZ002-001-ORZ021-022-280644-
/O.EXA.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/
1044 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS MODIFIED TO INCLUDE THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE
A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL
ARRIVAL TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED
SITES IN THE ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW.
CHARLESTON 2236 PDT OCT 27 CRESCENT CITY 2253 PDT OCT 27
FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
$$
BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-150-121-122-280644-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
BRITISH COLUMBIA
1044 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
BRITISH COLUMBIA...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL 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 PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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.
TOFINO 2209 PDT OCT 27
FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
$$7 follow-up statements
582
WEPA41 PAAQ 280617
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 7
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1117 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
THE WARNING IS DOWNGRADED TO AN ADVISORY FOR SE ALASKA AND
NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA. MORE OBSERVATIONS ARE INCLUDED
BELOW.
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES 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 TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS MODIFIED TO INCLUDE THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH TIP OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE DECISION
ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO GUALALA
POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE
OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
ALASKA FROM CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF
SITKA/ TO ATTU ALASKA...
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING
COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE AGENCIES.
- IF IN A TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREA 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
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
DART46419PT NW SEATTLE 48.8N 129.6W 0345UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 0427UTC 00.4FT/00.11M
PORT ALEXANDER AK 56.2N 134.6W 0533UTC 00.4FT/00.14M
WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 0400UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0425UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0448UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0525UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0523UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
GARIBALDI OR 45.6N 123.9W 0515UTC 00.2FT/00.05M
LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 0448UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
NEAH BAY WA 48.4N 124.6W 0530UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 0519UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
SOUTH BEACH OR 44.6N 124.0W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 0514UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0520UTC 00.3FT/00.08M
ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0558UTC 00.5FT/00.17M
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0555UTC 00.6FT/00.19M
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 - 7.7
TIME - 1904 AKDT OCT 27 2012
2004 PDT OCT 27 2012
0304 UTC OCT 28 2012
LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
385 MILES/620 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 12 MILES/19 KM
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE 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.
PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS 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.
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.
CAZ002-001-ORZ021-022-280717-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/
1117 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL 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 PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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.
CHARLESTON 2236 PDT OCT 27 CRESCENT CITY 2253 PDT OCT 27
FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
$$
BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-150-121-122-280717-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
BRITISH COLUMBIA
1117 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND
BRITISH COLUMBIA...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL 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 PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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.
$$
BCZ220-210-922-912-921-911-110-AKZ026>029-280717-
/O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.W.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE NORTH TIP OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE DECISION
ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/
1117 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS MODIFIED TO INCLUDE THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH TIP OF
VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO CAPE DECISION
ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE
A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL
ARRIVAL TIME.
$$249
WEPA41 PAAQ 280653
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 8
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1153 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
THE ADVISORY REGIONS ARE KEPT THE SAME.
NEW OBSERVATIONS ARE ADDED BELOW
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO CAPE DECISION
ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO GUALALA
POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE
OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
ALASKA FROM CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF
SITKA/ TO ATTU ALASKA...
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING
COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE AGENCIES.
- IF IN A TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREA 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
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
DART46419PT NW SEATTLE 48.8N 129.6W 0345UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 0446UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ALEXANDER AK 56.2N 134.6W 0533UTC 00.4FT/00.14M
WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 0400UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0425UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0448UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0525UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0523UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
GARIBALDI OR 45.6N 123.9W 0515UTC 00.2FT/00.05M
LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 0448UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
NEAH BAY WA 48.4N 124.6W 0530UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 0525UTC 00.5FT/00.15M
SOUTH BEACH OR 44.6N 124.0W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 0550UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0520UTC 00.3FT/00.08M
ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0637UTC 01.3FT/00.41M
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0602UTC 00.8FT/00.23M
NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 0545UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0600UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
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 - 7.7
TIME - 1904 AKDT OCT 27 2012
2004 PDT OCT 27 2012
0304 UTC OCT 28 2012
LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
385 MILES/620 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 12 MILES/19 KM
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE 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.
PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS 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.
THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 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.
CAZ002-001-ORZ021-022-280823-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/
1153 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL 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 PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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.
CRESCENT CITY 2253 PDT OCT 27
FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
$$
BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-150-121-122-220-210-922-
912-921-911-110-AKZ026>029-280823-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE
OF SITKA/
1153 PM PDT SAT OCT 27 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO CAPE DECISION
ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE
A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL
ARRIVAL TIME.
$$346
WEPA41 PAAQ 280749
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 9
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1249 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR SE ALASKA AND CONTINUES FOR BRITISH
COLUMBIA SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
MORE OBSERVATIONS ARE ADDED BELOW.
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF ALASKA FROM THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO CAPE
DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO GUALALA
POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE
OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
ALASKA FROM CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF
SITKA/ TO ATTU ALASKA...
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING
COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE AGENCIES.
- IF IN A TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREA 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
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
DART46419PT NW SEATTLE 48.8N 129.6W 0345UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 0446UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ALEXANDER AK 56.2N 134.6W 0533UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 0400UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0425UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0448UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0440UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0523UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
GARIBALDI OR 45.6N 123.9W 0515UTC 00.2FT/00.05M
LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 0448UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
NEAH BAY WA 48.4N 124.6W 0530UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 0658UTC 00.6FT/00.18M
SOUTH BEACH OR 44.6N 124.0W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 0550UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0520UTC 00.3FT/00.08M
ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0637UTC 01.3FT/00.41M
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0649UTC 01.3FT/00.40M
NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 0626UTC 00.5FT/00.15M
SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0600UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 0727UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
SAN FRANCISCO CA 37.8N 122.5W 0646UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0650UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0705UTC 00.3FT/00.08M
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 - 7.1
TIME - 1904 AKDT OCT 27 2012
2004 PDT OCT 27 2012
0304 UTC OCT 28 2012
LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
385 MILES/620 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 12 MILES/19 KM
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE 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.
PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS 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.
THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 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.
AKZ026>029-280919-
/O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE ALASKA-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO CAPE DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE
OF SITKA/
1249 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF ALASKA FROM THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO CAPE
DECISION ALASKA/LOCATED 85 MILES SE OF SITKA/...
CAZ002-001-ORZ021-022-280919-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/
1249 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL 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 PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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.
$$
BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-150-121-122-220-210-922-
912-921-911-110-280919-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER
1249 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE
A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL
ARRIVAL TIME.
$$226
WEPA41 PAAQ 280847
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 10
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
147 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
THERE ARE NO CHANGES TO ADVISORY AREAS IN THIS BULLETIN.
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO GUALALA
POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE
OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
ALASKA FROM THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO ATTU
ALASKA...
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING
COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE AGENCIES.
- IF IN A TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREA 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
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 0446UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ALEXANDER AK 56.2N 134.6W 0533UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0730UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0448UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0732UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0600UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0650UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0744UTC 00.3FT/00.08M
WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 0400UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
NEAH BAY WA 48.4N 124.6W 0530UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ANGELES WA 48.1N 123.4W 0640UTC 00.4FT/00.11M
LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 0448UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 0550UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
GARIBALDI OR 45.6N 123.9W 0515UTC 00.2FT/00.05M
SOUTH BEACH OR 44.6N 124.0W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 0702UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 0750UTC 00.7FT/00.20M
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0736UTC 01.3FT/00.41M
NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 0626UTC 00.5FT/00.15M
ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0637UTC 01.3FT/00.41M
POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 0819UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
SAN FRANCISCO CA 37.8N 122.5W 0802UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 0738UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 0810UTC 00.9FT/00.27M
LA JOLLA CA 32.9N 117.3W 0742UTC 00.2FT/00.06M
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 - 7.7
TIME - 1904 AKDT OCT 27 2012
2004 PDT OCT 27 2012
0304 UTC OCT 28 2012
LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
385 MILES/620 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 12 MILES/19 KM
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE 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.
PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS 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.
THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 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.
CAZ002-001-ORZ021-022-281017-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/
147 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO
DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL 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 PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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.
$$
BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-150-121-122-220-210-922-
912-921-911-110-281017-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER
147 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE
A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL
ARRIVAL TIME.
$$248
WEPA41 PAAQ 280947
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 11
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
247 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
ADVISORY STATUS IS CANCELLED FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA AND OREGON.
ADVISORY STATUS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
MORE OBSERVATIONS ARE ADDED BELOW.
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED
80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA
BORDER...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF OREGON FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO DOUGLAS-LANE
COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA
BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO GUALALA
POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE
OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/ TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
ALASKA FROM THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO ATTU
ALASKA...
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING
COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE AGENCIES.
- IF IN A TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREA 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
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 0446UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ALEXANDER AK 56.2N 134.6W 0533UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0730UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0448UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0732UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0600UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0650UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0744UTC 00.3FT/00.08M
DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 0755UTC 00.1FT/00.04M
NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 0753UTC 00.2FT/00.06M
ATKA AK 52.2N 174.2W 0835UTC 00.4FT/00.11M
WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 0746UTC 00.8FT/00.24M
NEAH BAY WA 48.4N 124.6W 0530UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ANGELES WA 48.1N 123.4W 0640UTC 00.4FT/00.11M
LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 0448UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 0550UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
GARIBALDI OR 45.6N 123.9W 0515UTC 00.2FT/00.05M
SOUTH BEACH OR 44.6N 124.0W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 0702UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 0841UTC 00.8FT/00.23M
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0914UTC 01.5FT/00.46M
NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 0626UTC 00.5FT/00.15M
ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0637UTC 01.3FT/00.41M
SAN FRANCISCO CA 37.8N 122.5W 0802UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 0738UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 0810UTC 00.9FT/00.27M
LA JOLLA CA 32.9N 117.3W 0742UTC 00.2FT/00.06M
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 - 7.7
TIME - 1904 AKDT OCT 27 2012
2004 PDT OCT 27 2012
0304 UTC OCT 28 2012
LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
385 MILES/620 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 12 MILES/19 KM
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE 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.
PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS 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.
THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 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.
ORZ021-022-281117-
/O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA
BORDER TO DOUGLAS-LANE COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF
FLORENCE/
247 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF OREGON FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO DOUGLAS-LANE
COUNTY LINE OREGON/10 MILES SW OF FLORENCE/...
BCZ130-230-250-260-280-160-142-141-150-121-122-220-210-922-
912-921-911-110-281117-
/O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH
COLUMBIA BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER
247 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA
BORDER TO THE ALASKA-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER...
CAZ002-001-281117-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE
OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER
247 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED
80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA
BORDER...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL 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 PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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.
$$732
WEPA41 PAAQ 281049
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 12
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
349 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
THE ALERT LEVELS REMAIN THE SAME IN THIS MESSAGE.
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED
80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA
BORDER...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO GUALALA
POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/...
...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA...
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PEOPLE IN LOW-LYING
COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL
EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY
RESPONSE AGENCIES.
- IF IN A TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREA 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
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 0446UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ALEXANDER AK 56.2N 134.6W 0533UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0730UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0448UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0732UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0600UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0650UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0744UTC 00.3FT/00.08M
DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 0755UTC 00.1FT/00.04M
NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 0753UTC 00.2FT/00.06M
ATKA AK 52.2N 174.2W 0831UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 0746UTC 00.8FT/00.24M
NEAH BAY WA 48.4N 124.6W 0530UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ANGELES WA 48.1N 123.4W 0640UTC 00.4FT/00.11M
LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 0448UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 0550UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
GARIBALDI OR 45.6N 123.9W 0515UTC 00.2FT/00.05M
SOUTH BEACH OR 44.6N 124.0W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 0702UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 0841UTC 00.8FT/00.23M
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0914UTC 01.5FT/00.46M
NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 0626UTC 00.5FT/00.15M
ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0637UTC 01.3FT/00.41M
POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 0905UTC 00.8FT/00.25M
SAN FRANCISCO CA 37.8N 122.5W 0802UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 0738UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 0810UTC 00.9FT/00.27M
LA JOLLA CA 32.9N 117.3W 0742UTC 00.2FT/00.06M
MOKULOE OAHU HI 21.4N 157.8W 0854UTC 00.2FT/00.08M
NAWILWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 0851UTC 00.1FT/00.03M
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1013UTC 01.2FT/00.37M
KAHULUI MAUI HI 20.9N 156.5W 0900UTC 02.5FT/00.76M
KAWAIHAE HI 20.0N 155.8W 0931UTC 01.9FT/00.56M
HALEIWA HI 21.6N 158.1W 0855UTC 01.4FT/00.43M
HONOLULU OAHU HI 21.3N 157.9W 0905UTC 00.5FT/00.15M
MAKAPUU HI 21.3N 157.7W 0934UTC 01.3FT/00.41M
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 - 7.7
TIME - 1904 AKDT OCT 27 2012
2004 PDT OCT 27 2012
0304 UTC OCT 28 2012
LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
385 MILES/620 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 12 MILES/19 KM
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE 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.
PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS 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.
THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 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.
CAZ002-001-281219-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE
OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER
349 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED
80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA
BORDER...
PEOPLE IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL 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 PEOPLE IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT... EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. 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.
$$989
WEPA41 PAAQ 281144
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 13
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
444 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF CALIFORNIA FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80
MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA
BORDER...
EVALUATION
THE TSUNAMI THREAT HAS DIMINISHED FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH COLUMBIA/
WASHINGTON/ OREGON OR CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER... SOME AREAS MAY
EXPERIENCE NON-DAMAGING SEA LEVEL CHANGES. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS
CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL
CLEAR DETERMINATIONS MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL
------------------------ ----- ------ ------- -----------
CRAIG AK 55.5N 133.1W 0446UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ALEXANDER AK 56.2N 134.6W 0533UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0730UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0448UTC 00.2FT/00.07M
YAKUTAT AK 59.5N 139.7W 0732UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0600UTC 00.5FT/00.16M
KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0650UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0744UTC 00.3FT/00.08M
DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 0755UTC 00.1FT/00.04M
NIKOLSKI AK 52.9N 168.9W 0753UTC 00.2FT/00.06M
ATKA AK 52.2N 174.2W 0831UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 0746UTC 00.8FT/00.24M
NEAH BAY WA 48.4N 124.6W 0530UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
PORT ANGELES WA 48.1N 123.4W 0640UTC 00.4FT/00.11M
LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 0448UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
WESTPORT WA 46.9N 124.1W 0550UTC 00.3FT/00.10M
GARIBALDI OR 45.6N 123.9W 0515UTC 00.2FT/00.05M
SOUTH BEACH OR 44.6N 124.0W 0524UTC 00.3FT/00.09M
CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 0702UTC 00.4FT/00.12M
PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 0841UTC 00.8FT/00.23M
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0914UTC 01.5FT/00.46M
NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 0626UTC 00.5FT/00.15M
ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0637UTC 01.3FT/00.41M
POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 0905UTC 00.8FT/00.25M
SAN FRANCISCO CA 37.8N 122.5W 0802UTC 00.5FT/00.14M
MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 0738UTC 00.4FT/00.13M
PORT SAN LUIS CA 35.2N 120.8W 0810UTC 00.9FT/00.27M
LA JOLLA CA 32.9N 117.3W 0742UTC 00.2FT/00.06M
MOKULOE OAHU HI 21.4N 157.8W 0854UTC 00.2FT/00.08M
NAWILWILI HI 22.0N 159.4W 0851UTC 00.1FT/00.03M
HILO HI 19.7N 155.1W 1011UTC 01.2FT/00.37M
KAHULUI MAUI HI 20.9N 156.5W 0900UTC 02.5FT/00.76M
KAWAIHAE HI 20.0N 155.8W 0931UTC 01.9FT/00.56M
HALEIWA HI 21.6N 158.1W 0855UTC 01.4FT/00.43M
HONOLULU OAHU HI 21.3N 157.9W 0905UTC 00.5FT/00.15M
MAKAPUU HI 21.3N 157.7W 0934UTC 01.3FT/00.41M
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 - 7.7
TIME - 1904 AKDT OCT 27 2012
2004 PDT OCT 27 2012
0304 UTC OCT 28 2012
LOCATION - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST
25 MILES/40 KM S OF SANDSPIT BRITISH COLUMBIA
385 MILES/620 KM SE OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 12 MILES/19 KM
PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS 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.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT. THIS INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED
AT WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
CAZ002-001-281344-
/O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING GUALALA POINT
CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80 MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE
OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER
444 AM PDT SUN OCT 28 2012
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
OF CALIFORNIA FROM GUALALA POINT CALIFORNIA/LOCATED 80
MILES NW OF SAN FRANCISCO/ TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA
BORDER...The office that day
Everything else NWS AAQ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 8:07 PM PDT | Tsunami Warning | AAQ | 3 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.