Tsunami Watch 2, NWS HEB

487 
WEGM40 PHEB 171104
TSUGUM

GUZ001>004-171304-
/O.NEW.PHEB.TS.A.0002.161217T1104Z-000000T0000Z/

BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
904 PM CHST SAT DEC 17 2016

...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GUAM AND CNMI...


AUDIENCE
--------
EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC


EVALUATION
----------

  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED IN
    THE NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 851 PM CHST ON
    SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 2016.

  * THE TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN AND SAIPAN FROM
    THIS EARTHQUAKE IS STILL BEING EVALUATED.

  * IF A TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS... THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED ARRIVAL
    TIME OF TSUNAMI WAVES WITHIN GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR
    SAIPAN WOULD BE

                 1157 PM CHST ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 2016


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * STAY ALERT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. THE TSUNAMI WATCH COULD
    BE ELEVATED TO AN ADVISORY OR WARNING.

  * CONSIDER YOUR COURSE OF ACTION IF A TSUNAMI ADVISORY OR
    WARNING IS ISSUED.


ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
--------------------------

  * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
    ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE
    INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES
    OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO
    ONE HOUR.

    LOCATION            REGION    COORDINATES     ETA(CHST)
    ----------------------------------------------------------
    INARAJAN            GUAM      13.3N 144.8E   1157 PM 12/17
    PAGO BAY            GUAM      13.4N 144.8E   1157 PM 12/17
    ARATSU BAY          ROTA      14.1N 145.2E   1200 AM 12/18
    MOCHON BEACH        ROTA      14.2N 145.3E   1200 AM 12/18
    PATI POINT          GUAM      13.6N 145.0E   1200 AM 12/18
    SONGSONG            ROTA      14.1N 145.1E   1200 AM 12/18
    APRA HARBOR         GUAM      13.5N 144.6E   1201 AM 12/18
    MAGICIENNE BAY      SAIPAN    15.1N 145.8E   1205 AM 12/18
    SAN JOSE            TINIAN    15.0N 145.6E   1206 AM 12/18
    WING BEACH          SAIPAN    15.3N 145.8E   1207 AM 12/18
    GARAPAN             SAIPAN    15.2N 145.7E   1208 AM 12/18
    LONG BEACH          TINIAN    15.0N 145.7E   1209 AM 12/18
    CHULU BEACH         TINIAN    15.1N 145.6E   1209 AM 12/18
    OBYAN               SAIPAN    15.1N 145.7E   1209 AM 12/18


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

  * POTENTIAL TSUNAMI IMPACTS ARE STILL BEING EVALUATED.

  * IF THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN AND
    SAIPAN... THE EARLIEST IMPACTS WOULD BE AROUND 1157 PM CHST
    ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 2016.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE      8.0
  * ORIGIN TIME    851 PM CHST DEC 17 2016
  * COORDINATES    4.5 SOUTH  153.6 EAST
  * DEPTH          46 MILES
  * LOCATION       NEW IRELAND REGION  PAPUA NEW GUINEA


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF
    THE SITUATION WARRANTS.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
    INTERNET AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.

$$

190 
WEZS40 PHEB 171131
TSUPPG
 
ASZ001>003-171331-
/O.CAN.PHEB.TS.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
 
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1231 AM SST SAT DEC 17 2016
 
...THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS NOW CANCELED FOR AMERICAN SAMOA...
 
IN THIS MESSAGE ARE REVISED ALERTS... AND EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS.
 

AUDIENCE
--------
EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC
 

EVALUATION
----------
 
  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.9 OCCURRED IN
    THE NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 1151 PM SST ON
    FRIDAY DECEMBER 16 2016.
 
  * ALL AVAILABLE DATA INDICATE THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    AMERICAN SAMOA FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ALTHOUGH MINOR SEA LEVEL
    FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR.
 

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
 
  * BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION IF YOU ARE NEAR OR
    IN THE OCEAN. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.
 

POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------
 
  * MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME AREAS
    BEGINNING AROUND 527 AM SST ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 2016...
    AND CONTINUING FOR UP TO SEVERAL HOURS.
 

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
-------------------------------------------
 
  * MAGNITUDE      7.9
  * ORIGIN TIME    1151 PM SST DEC 16 2016
  * COORDINATES    4.5 SOUTH  153.6 EAST
  * DEPTH          46 MILES
  * LOCATION       NEW IRELAND REGION  PAPUA NEW GUINEA
 

NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------
 
  * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.
 
  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
    INTERNET AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
 
  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.
 
$$

850 
WEGM40 PHEB 171132
TSUGUM

GUZ001>004-171332-
/O.CAN.PHEB.TS.A.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/

BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
932 PM CHST SAT DEC 17 2016

...THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS NOW CANCELED FOR GUAM AND CNMI...

THIS MESSAGE CONTAINS REVISED ALERT LEVELS... AND EARTHQUAKE
PARAMETERS.


AUDIENCE
--------
EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC


EVALUATION
----------

  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.9 OCCURRED IN
    THE NEW IRELAND REGION, PAPUA NEW GUINEA AT 851 PM CHST ON
    SATURDAY DECEMBER 17 2016.

  * ALL AVAILABLE DATA INDICATE THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
    GUAM... ROTA... TINIAN OR SAIPAN FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE
    ALTHOUGH MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * BE OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION IF YOU ARE NEAR OR
    IN THE OCEAN. OTHERWISE... NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

  * MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS MAY OCCUR IN SOME AREAS
    BEGINNING AROUND 1156 PM CHST ON SATURDAY DECEMBER 17
    2016... AND CONTINUING FOR UP TO SEVERAL HOURS.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
-------------------------------------------

  * MAGNITUDE      7.9
  * ORIGIN TIME    851 PM CHST DEC 17 2016
  * COORDINATES    4.5 SOUTH  153.6 EAST
  * DEPTH          46 MILES
  * LOCATION       NEW IRELAND REGION  PAPUA NEW GUINEA


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
    NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
    INTERNET AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.

$$