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General Weather/Earth Sciences Topics => Earth Sciences => Topic started by: Scalphunter on February 27, 2010, 01:19:17 PM

Title: new warning for Alaska upgraded from info
Post by: Scalphunter on February 27, 2010, 01:19:17 PM
Warning Description: Tsunami Advisory

Warning Date: 9:58 am PST on February 27, 2010

WarningSum:...A Tsunami Advisory Is In Effect Which Includes The
   Coastal Areas Of California - Oregon - Washington - British
   Columbia And Alaska From The California-Mexico Border To
   Attu Alaska...

Warning Message:Persons in tsunami advisory 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 persons in or very near
water is imminent of expected. 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.
La Jolla-CA      1202  PST Feb 27  Yakutat-AK       1619 akst Feb 27
Santa Barbara-CA 1231  PST Feb 27  Kodiak-AK        1628 akst Feb 27
San Francisco-CA 1326  PST Feb 27  Sand Pt.-AK      1629 akst Feb 27
Crescent City-CA 1346  PST Feb 27  Juneau-AK        1635 akst Feb 27
Charleston-or    1402  PST Feb 27  Dutch Harbor-AK  1638 akst Feb 27
seaside-or       1446  PST Feb 27  Seward-AK        1639 akst Feb 27
Westport-WA      1457  PST Feb 27  Adak-AK          1642 akst Feb 27
Neah Bay-WA      1507  PST Feb 27  Valdez-AK        1657 akst Feb 27
tofino-BC        1515  PST Feb 27  Cordova-AK       1706 akst Feb 27
Langara-BC       1551  PST Feb 27  Cold Bay-AK      1709 akst Feb 27
Sitka-AK         1529 akst Feb 27  Shemya-AK        1721 akst Feb 27
Ketchikan-AK     1549 akst Feb 27  Homer-AK         1739 akst Feb 27
for arrival times at additional locations see
wcatwc.Arh.NOAA.Gov
410 am akst Sat Feb 27 2010
...No tsunami warnings...watches...or advisories in effect for
   the Southeast Alaska coast from Dixon Entrance to Cape
   Suckling...
No tsunami warnings...watches...or advisories are currently in
effect for the Southeast Alaska coast from Dixon Entrance to Cape
Suckling and none are anticipated at this time.
A strong earthquake off the coast of chile Friday night generated
a tsunami and a tsunami advisory has been issued for the
California coast and the Alaska coast from Kodiak Island west to
Attu.
Repeat...no tsunami warnings...watches or advisories are currently
in effect for the Southeast Alaska coast from Dixon Entrance to
Cape Suckling and none are anticipated at this time.