Thursday, March 10, 2011

WCATWC Information Statement - TW

Web message at http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/03/10/lhuqad/01/messagelhuqad-01.htm

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PUBLIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
920 AM PST THU MAR 10 2011

...A STRONG EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED BUT A TSUNAMI IS NOT
EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA COASTS...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THESE AREAS.

BASED ON LOCATION OF THE EVENT BEING OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC BASIN
THE EARTHQUAKE WAS NOT SUFFICIENT TO GENERATE A TSUNAMI DAMAGING
TO CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA.
RESIDENTS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC
TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE.

AT 909 AM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON MARCH 10 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 6.5 OCCURRED
IN THE BALI SEA INDONESIA.

PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEAN 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 WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION - SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL
TIMES.

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