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PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 16
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1246 PM PST FRI MAR 11 2011
THE WARNING AND ADVISORY REGIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED IN THIS 
MESSAGE.  TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS ARE UPDATED BELOW.
...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT CONCEPCION
   CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
   POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA...
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
   OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA...
A TSUNAMI WARNING MEANS... ALL COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING
AREA WHO ARE NEAR THE BEACH OR IN LOW-LYING REGIONS SHOULD MOVE
IMMEDIATELY INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND AND AWAY FROM ALL HARBORS AND
INLETS INCLUDING THOSE SHELTERED DIRECTLY FROM THE SEA. THOSE
FEELING THE EARTH SHAKE... SEEING UNUSUAL WAVE ACTION... OR THE
WATER LEVEL RISING OR RECEDING MAY HAVE ONLY A FEW MINUTES BEFORE
THE TSUNAMI ARRIVAL AND SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY. HOMES AND
SMALL BUILDINGS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND TSUNAMI IMPACTS.
DO NOT STAY IN THESE STRUCTURES.
ALL RESIDENTS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
INSTRUCTIONS BROADCAST FROM THEIR LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES.
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN RECORDED.
A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS 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.
AT 946 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON MARCH 10 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.9 OCCURRED 
NEAR THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN.
THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE
TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY.
ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES
AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE 
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
 LOCATION                   LAT    LON     TIME        AMPL
 ------------------------  -----  ------  -------     -----------
 PORT SAN LUIS  CA         35.2N  120.8W  1925UTC   06.6FT/02.01M
 PORT ANGELES  WA          48.1N  123.4W  1827UTC   01.9FT/00.59M
 WINTER HARBOUR  BC        50.7N  128.3W  1450UTC   01.7FT/00.53M
 SANTA MONICA  CA          34.0N  118.5W  1845UTC   02.4FT/00.74M
 SANTA BARBARA  CA         34.4N  119.7W  1959UTC   02.3FT/00.71M
 SAND POINT  AK            55.3N  160.5W  1812UTC   01.6FT/00.49M
 NIKOLSKI  AK              52.9N  168.9W  1614UTC   02.7FT/00.82M
 KING COVE  AK             55.1N  162.3W  1713UTC   01.6FT/00.48M
 CRAIG  AK                 55.5N  133.1W  1613UTC   00.8FT/00.24M
 ELFIN COVE  AK            58.2N  136.3W  1535UTC   00.5FT/00.16M
 SITKA  AK                 57.1N  135.3W  1711UTC   01.0FT/00.32M
 POINT REYES  CA           38.0N  123.0W  1803UTC   04.4FT/01.35M
 PORT ORFORD  OR           42.7N  124.5W  1724UTC   06.1FT/01.85M
 ADAK  AK                  51.9N  176.6W  1747UTC   03.4FT/01.05M
 KODIAK  AK                57.7N  152.5W  1550UTC   00.5FT/00.15M
 LOS ANGELES  CA           33.7N  118.3W  1905UTC   01.0FT/00.32M
 SAN DIEGO  CA             32.7N  117.2W  1901UTC   01.7FT/00.52M
 LA JOLLA  CA              32.9N  117.3W  1952UTC   01.3FT/00.40M
 WESTPORT  WA              46.9N  124.1W  1920UTC   02.0FT/00.62M
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).
 THE TSUNAMI IMPACT CONTINUES ALONG THE WEST COAST.  TSUNAMI
 AMPLITUDE CONTINUES TO RISE AT SOME LOCATIONS IN SOUTHERN 
 CALIFORNIA... THOUGH IS STABILIZING IN OTHER CANADIAN...
 ALASKA AND U.S. WEST COAST LOCATIONS. FURTHER DAMAGE 
 CONTINUES TO BE REPORTED FROM OREGON AND CALIFORNIA LOCATIONS.
 PLEASE STAY TUNED TO INSTRUCTION FROM YOU LOCAL EMERGENCY
 OFFICIALS BEFORE RETURNING TO ENDANGERED AREAS.
 FURTHER WAVE OBSERVATIONS ARE POSTED ON THE WCATWC WEB SITE
 WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE
HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO
FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE
PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL.  MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER
THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS
WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN
ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES.
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
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PTWC.
THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE
THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
$$