WWAK47PAJK_AKZ025 AKZ021-025-122115- /X.NEW.PAJK.WS.W.0008.100312T1800Z-100313T1400Z/ EASTERN CHICHAGOF ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HOONAH...JUNEAU 431 AM AKST FRI MAR 12 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AKST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JUNEAU HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 AM AKST SATURDAY. * SNOW AMOUNT: 8 TO 12 INCHES BY LATE TONIGHT. HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALL FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WARNING MEANS THAT A WINTER STORM IS ALREADY OCCURRING OR IMMINENT. THIS STORM COULD POSE A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. DRIVING WILL BE HAZARDOUS. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY NOON AKST TODAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
NWS Wind Advisory Statement as of 4:51 AM AKST on March 09, 2010 ...Wind Advisory will expire at 5 am akst early this morning... The Wind Advisory will expire at 5 am akst early this morning. Gusty southeast winds to 35 mph will continue to decrease this morning. Wind gusts in the around 55 mph were occurring yesterday evening and overnight. This will be the final statement on this event.
WWAK77PAJK_AKZ025 AKZ017-020-024>026-091400- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-100309T1400Z/ CAPE FAIRWEATHER TO CAPE SUCKLING COASTAL AREA-GLACIER BAY- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...YAKUTAT...GUSTAVUS...ANGOON...JUNEAU... PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 857 PM AKST MON MAR 8 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM AKST TUESDAY. * WIND: SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST TUESDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
Winter Weather Advisory is Cancelled Statement as of 5:49 PM AKST on March 08, 2010 ...Winter Weather Advisory is cancelled... The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the Winter Weather Advisory. The temperatures have warmed to where rain is mixing in with the snow. Little additional accumulations are expected through this evening. This will be the final statement on this event.
Wind Advisory Statement as of 5:49 PM AKST on March 08, 2010 ...Wind Advisory in effect until 5 am akst Tuesday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect until 5 am akst Tuesday. * Wind: southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 mph through tonight. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts will occur between 40 and 60 mph. This statement will be updated by 9 PM akst this evening or sooner if conditions warrant.
Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 11:44 AM AKST on March 08, 2010 ...Winter Weather Advisory now in effect until midnight akst tonight... The Winter Weather Advisory is now in effect until midnight akst tonight. * Snow amount: 3 to 5 inches through this evening. * Wind: southeast 25 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph through late this evening. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that a potentially hazardous event is already occurring or imminent. Driving will be hazardous. This statement will be updated by 6 PM akst this evening or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 4:59 AM AKST on March 08, 2010 ...Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 9 am this morning to 5 am akst Tuesday... A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect from 9 am this morning to 5 am akst Tuesday. * Snow amount: snow accumulations of 3 to 6 inches through early this evening. * Wind: southeast wind 25 to 40 mph with gusts to 55 mph late this afternoon and tonight. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that a potentially hazardous event is already occurring or imminent. Driving will be hazardous. This statement will be updated by noon akst today or sooner if conditions warrant. Rwt
NWS Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 12:23 PM AKST on March 07, 2010 ...Winter Weather Advisory in effect from 9 am Monday to 5 am akst Tuesday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for snow...which is in effect from 9 am Monday to 5 am akst Tuesday. * Snow amount: snow accumulations of 5 to 9 inches Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that a potentially hazardous event is already occurring or imminent. Driving will be hazardous. This statement will be updated by 6 PM akst Sunday or sooner if conditions warrant. At 1748 the Advisory was repeated; that statement to be updated by 5 am akst Monday or sooner if conditions warrant. Bezenek
NWS Wind Advisory Statement as of 1:36 PM AKST on March 06, 2010 ...Wind Advisory now in effect until 9 PM akst this evening... The Wind Advisory is now in effect until 9 PM akst this evening. * Wind: southeast wind to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph through Saturday evening. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts will occur between 40 and 60 mph. This statement will be updated by 9pm akst Saturday or sooner if conditions warrant.
WWAK77PAJK_AKZ025 AKZ023>026-070000- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 441 AM AKST SAT MAR 6 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THIS AFTERNOON. * WIND: SOUTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 3 PM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. &&
WWAK77PAJK_AKZ025 AKZ023>026-061400- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 832 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND: SOUTHEAST WIND TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 5 AM AKST SATURDAY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
WWAK77PAJK_AKZ025 AKZ023>026-060830- /X.CON.PAJK.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-100307T0000Z/ CAPE DECISION TO SALISBURY SOUND COASTAL AREA- EASTERN BARANOF ISLAND AND SOUTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- JUNEAU BOROUGH AND NORTHERN ADMIRALTY ISLAND- INNER CHANNELS FROM KUPREANOF ISLAND TO ETOLIN ISLAND- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SITKA...PORT ALEXANDER...ANGOON... JUNEAU...PETERSBURG...WRANGELL...KAKE 329 PM AKST FRI MAR 5 2010 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST SATURDAY. * WIND: SOUTHEAST WIND 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEED OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 40 AND 60 MPH. THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 11 PM AKST TONIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. && $$
NWS Wind Advisory Statement as of 4:55 AM AKST on March 05, 2010 ...Wind Advisory in effect from noon today to 3 PM akst Saturday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from noon today to 3 PM akst Saturday. * Wind: southeast wind will increase to 25 mph with gusts to 45 mph today and continue through Saturday afternoon. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts will occur between 40 and 60 mph. This statement will be updated by 100 PM akst Friday or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Special Weather Statement Statement as of 3:28 PM AKST on March 03, 2010 ...A return of winter weather possible for Southeast Alaska through next week... A gradual change to a colder weather pattern is expected across Southeast Alaska during the upcoming week. The above normal temperatures that have been over the Panhandle since late January are expected to give way to near normal conditions this weekend and fall below normal by the middle of next week. A series of weather fronts are expected to impact the Panhandle during this time with the potential for several periods of snow or mixed rain and snow. Persons across Southeast Alaska should remain alert for potential winter weather during the upcoming week. Road crews will need to consult their local forecast for changing conditions.
...IT WAS A WARM AND DRY FEBRUARY... FEBRUARY'S TEMPERATURES WERE WELL ABOVE NORMAL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MONTH...IN FACT NOT ONE DAY DURING THE MONTH WAS BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 36 DEGREES WHICH WAS 7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 49 DEGREES ON THE 13TH WITH THE LOW TEMPERATURE DIPPING DOWN TO 23 DEGREES ON THE 22ND. AROUND MID MONTH THE TEMPERATURE TOUCHED A RECORD HIGH...JUNEAU AIRPORT TIED THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE WHEN IT TOPPED THE MERCURY AT 45 DEGREES. WHILE THE TEMPERATURES WERE UP...THE PRECIPITATION WAS DOWN. A MERE 1.53 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION FELL DURING THE MONTH...ALMOST 2 AND A HALF INCHES BELOW NORMAL AND ALMOST ALL OF IT RAIN. ALTHOUGH THE MONTH WAS DRIER THAN NORMAL PRECIPITATION DID FALL 21 OF THE 28 DAYS...THERE WAS A SHORT DRY SPELL THAT RAN FROM THE 18TH THROUGH THE 22ND. WARM TEMPERATURES...PLUS LOW PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS...EQUALLED VERY LITTLE SNOW. NOT EVEN A HALF OF AN INCH WAS MEASURED THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE MONTH...0.4 INCHES WAS THE TOTAL. MEASURABLE SNOW FELL ON ONLY TWO DAYS IN FEBRUARY...THE 8TH AND 27TH. THERE WAS TRACE AMOUNTS THAT FELL ON FIVE OTHER DAYS THROUGH THE MONTH. THIS SPARSE SNOWFALL WAS 17 INCHES BELOW NORMAL AND PLUMMETS OUR SEASONAL SNOWFALL TOTAL TO 31 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE SNOWFALL TOTAL FOR THE SEASON HAS FALLEN JUST SHORT OF 50 INCHES WITH 49.6 INCHES MEASURED. FEBRUARY'S WINDS VARIED FROM SEVERAL DAYS OF LIGHT WINDS TO A SCATTERING OF WINDY DAYS THAT RANGED FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. THE HIGHEST PEAK WIND OF 45 MPH WAS RECORDED ON VALENTINES DAY.
NWS Wind Advisory Statement as of 4:18 AM AKST on March 01, 2010 ...Wind Advisory in effect from noon today to 6 PM akst this evening... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from noon today to 6 PM akst this evening. Southeast wind 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph in exposed locations along Gastineau Channel this afternoon. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts will occur between 40 and 60 mph. This statement will be updated by 3 PM AST this afternoon (after being scheduled to update by 9 AM AST this morning) or sooner if conditions warrant.
WEAK51 PAAQ 280713 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 25 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1113 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM SAND POINT ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE COASTS OF THE U.S. WEST COAST STATES - ALASKA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. HOWEVER SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE NON-DAMAGING SEA LEVEL CHANGES. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI IMPACT THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATIONS MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- ADAK AK 51.9N 176.6W 0440UTC 0.38M/1.2FT ALITAK AK 56.8N 154.3W 0516UTC 0.24M/0.8FT DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 0313UTC 0.21M/0.7FT KING COVE AK 55.1N 162.3W 0230UTC 0.62M/2.0FT KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0221UTC 0.44M/1.4FT SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0409UTC 0.40M/1.3FT SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0143UTC 0.38M/1.3FT SHEMYA AK 52.7N 174.1E 0519UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0223UTC 0.21M/0.7FT ATKA AK 52.1N 174.4W 0417UTC 0.40M/1.3FT 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). AT 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII IS CONTINUING ITS WARNING FOR AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. THIS WILL BE THE LAST WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT FURTHER INFORMATION. TO REPEAT - NO TSUNAMI WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. WEST COAST STATES - ALASKA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA. SEE THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR BASIC TSUNAMI INFORMATION... SAFETY RULES AND TSUNAMI TRAVEL TIMES. $$
WEAK51 PAAQ 280403 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 22 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 803 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM KODIAK ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO SEWARD ALASKA... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM SEWARD ALASKA TO KODIAK ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR 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 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. 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. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0257UTC 0.33M/1.1FT ADAK AK 51.9N 176.6W 0219UTC 0.25M/0.8FT ATKA AK 52.1N 174.4W 0232UTC 0.31M/1.0FT DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 0311UTC 0.20M/0.7FT KING COVE AK 55.1N 162.3W 0230UTC 0.60M/2.0FT KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0246UTC 0.40M/1.3FT SEWARD AK 60.1N 149.4W 0140UTC 0.33M/1.1FT ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0030UTC 0.08M/0.3FT PORT ANGELES WA 48.1N 123.4W 2354UTC 0.15M/0.5FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 0116UTC 0.89M/2.9FT TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES CONTINUE TO DECREASE ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST AND THE ADVISORY FOR THE STATE IS CANCELLED. HOWEVER, POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SURGES MAY STILL OCCUR AND CAUTION SHOULD BE TAKEN IN NEAR SHORE ACTIVITES. THE ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR ALASKA FOR THE TOWN OF KODIAK WEST TO ATTU. 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). 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. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. $$
WEAK51 PAAQ 280305 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 21 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 705 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM SEWARD ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO SITKA ALASKA... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM SITKA ALASKA TO SEWARD ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR 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 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. 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. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 0116UTC 0.89M/2.9FT CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0006UTC 0.60M/2.0FT SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2022UTC 0.71M/2.3FT ELFIN COVE AK 58.2N 136.3W 0030UTC 0.08M/0.3FT PORT ANGELES WA 48.1N 123.4W 2354UTC 0.15M/0.5FT ATKA AK 52.1N 174.4W 0244UTC 0.31M/1.0FT KING COVE AK 55.1N 162.3W 0233UTC 0.61M/2.0FT DUTCH HARBOR AK 53.9N 166.5W 0232UTC 0.19M/0.6FT KODIAK AK 57.7N 152.5W 0250UTC 0.29M/0.9FT OLD HARBOR AK 57.2N 153.3W 0124UTC 0.47M/1.6FT TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE DECREASING ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST BUT ARE STILL ABOVE DANGER LEVELS IN A FEW LOCATIONS. TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE INCREASING IN KODIAK ISLAND THROUGH THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS. AMPLITUDES IN THE GULF OF ALASKA ARE BELOW DANGER THRESHOLDS AND THE ADVISORY IS CANCELLED. 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). 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. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. $$
WEAK51 PAAQ 280157 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 20 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 557 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM SITKA ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO SITKA ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR 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 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. 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. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- OLD HARBOR AK 57.2N 153.3W 0121UTC 0.46M/1.5FT SAND POINT AK 55.3N 160.5W 0130UTC 0.32M/1.1FT CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0006UTC 0.60M/2.0FT SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0027UTC 0.14M/0.5FT WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 2313UTC 0.24M/0.8FT CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 2206UTC 0.12M/0.4FT SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2022UTC 0.71M/2.3FT PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 2140UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2052UTC 0.33M/1.1FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2252UTC 0.72M/2.3FT TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ALONG SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA COASTS HAVE ARE BELOW DANGER LEVELS. AMPLITUDES OBSERVED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST ARE STILL ABOVE DANGER LEVELS AT A FEW LOCATIONS. TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE ARRIVING AND INCREASING ALONG THE SOUTHERN ALASKA AND ALASKA PENINSULA COASTS. 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). 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. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. $$ Tsunami Advisory Statement as of 5:57 PM PST on February 27, 2010 ...A tsunami advisory is in effect which includes the coastal areas of Alaska from Sitka Alaska to Attu Alaska... 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. Yakutat-AK 1619 akst Feb 27 Adak-AK 1642 akst Feb 27 Kodiak-AK 1628 akst Feb 27 Valdez-AK 1657 akst Feb 27 Sand Pt.-AK 1629 akst Feb 27 Cordova-AK 1706 akst Feb 27 Juneau-AK 1635 akst Feb 27 Cold Bay-AK 1709 akst Feb 27 Dutch Harbor-AK 1638 akst Feb 27 Shemya-AK 1721 akst Feb 27 Seward-AK 1639 akst Feb 27 Homer-AK 1739 akst Feb 27 for arrival times at additional locations see WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
WEAK51 PAAQ 280054 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 19 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 454 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS CANCELED FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO THE WASHINGTON-BRITISH COLUMBIA BORDER... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR 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 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. 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. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0006UTC 0.60M/2.0FT SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0027UTC 0.14M/0.5FT WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.7N 128.3W 2313UTC 0.24M/0.8FT CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 2206UTC 0.12M/0.4FT SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2022UTC 0.71M/2.3FT PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 2140UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2052UTC 0.33M/1.1FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2252UTC 0.72M/2.3FT POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 2235UTC 0.26M/0.8FT LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 2254UTC 0.11M/0.4FT TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ALONG THE OREGON AND WASHINGTON COAST CONTINUE BELOW DANGER LEVELS. AMPLITUDES OBSERVED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA COAST ARE STILL ABOVE DANGER LEVELS AT A FEW LOCATIONS - SUCH AS CRESCENT CITY. TSUNAMIS ARE STILL INCREASING ALONG THE BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST AND ARE JUST ARRIVING AT ALASKA LOCATIONS. 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). 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. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. $$
WEAK51 PAAQ 272354 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 18 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 354 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...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... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR 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 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. 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. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- CHARLESTON OR 43.3N 124.3W 2206UTC 0.12M/0.4FT SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2022UTC 0.71M/2.3FT PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 2140UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2052UTC 0.33M/1.1FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2252UTC 0.72M/2.3FT POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 2235UTC 0.26M/0.8FT LA PUSH WA 47.5N 124.4W 2254UTC 0.11M/0.4FT NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 2214UTC 0.23M/0.7FT MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2226UTC 0.28M/0.9FT ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 2304UTC 0.36M/1.2FT THE TSUNAMI CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE U.S. CALIFORNIA COAST AND IS STILL AT DANGEROUS LEVEL AT A FEW SITES SUCH AS SANTA BARBARA. NON-DAMAGING TSUNAMIS HAVE BEEN OBSERVED ALONG THE OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND BRITISH COLUMBIA COASTS - THOUGH WAVE HEIGHTS ARE STILL RISING. THE TSUNAMI FRONT IS NOW APPROACHING SOUTHEAST ALASKA AND WILL BE RECORDED IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA IN APPROXIMATELY AN HOUR. 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). 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. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. $$
WEAK51 PAAQ 272246 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 17 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 246 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...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... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR 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 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. 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. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 2044UTC 0.39M/1.3FT CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 2144UTC 0.36M/1.2FT SAN FRANSICO CA 37.8N 122.5W 2120UTC 0.26M/0.8FT LOS ANGELES CA 33.7N 118.3W 2043UTC 0.42M/1.4FT MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2036UTC 0.30M/1.0FT NORTH SPIT CA 40.8N 124.2W 2132UTC 0.15M/0.5FT POINT REYES CA 38.0N 123.0W 2144UTC 0.31M/1.0FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2031UTC 0.44M/1.5FT PORT ORFORD OR 42.7N 124.5W 2133UTC 0.24M/0.8FT SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2024UTC 0.66M/2.2FT THE TSUNAMI CONTINUES IMPACTING THE U.S. CALIFORNIA COAST AND HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON SEVERAL TIDE GAGES. REPORTS INDICATE THAT NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS IN VENTURA HARBOR HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE LARGEST OBSERVED TIDE GAGE READING WAS MEASURED IN SANTA MONICA, CA WITH A RISE ABOVE NORMAL OF 0.66M OR 2.2 FT. THE TSUNAMI IN CALIFORNIA IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO BE DANGEROUS FOR THE NEXT THREE HOURS. IMPACT IN OREGON, WASHINGTON, AND BRITISH COLUMBIA IS EXPECTED TO BE LOWER THAN OBSERVED IN CALIFORNIA. 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). 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. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. $$
WEAK51 PAAQ 272147 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 16 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 147 PM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...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... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR 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 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. 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. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2021UTC 0.66M/2.2FT SANTA BARBARA CA 34.4N 119.7W 2029UTC 0.43M/1.4FT MONTEREY HARBOR CA 36.6N 121.9W 2031UTC 0.28M/0.9FT LOS ANGELES CA 33.7N 118.3W 2015UTC 0.41M/1.3FT LA JOLLA CA 32.9N 117.3W 2048UTC 0.34M/1.1FT ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 2046UTC 0.35M/1.2FT SAN DIEGO CA 32.7N 117.2W 2014UTC 0.42M/1.4FT THE TSUNAMI IS NOW IMPACTING THE U.S. CALIFORNIA COAST AND HAS BEEN OBSERVED ON SEVERAL TIDE GAGES. REPORTS INDICATE THAT NAVIGATIONAL BUOYS IN VENTURA HARBOR HAVE BEEN DAMAGED. THE LARGEST OBSERVED TIDE GAGE READING WAS RECORDED IN SANTA MONICA, CA. THE TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO GROW AND BE DANGEROUS FOR THE NEXT TWO TO FOUR HOURS. 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). 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. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. $$
WEAK51 PAAQ 271906 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 13 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1106 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...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... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR 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 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. THE WAVES WILL FIRST REACH LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA AT 002 PM PST ON FEBRUARY 27. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- BALTRA ECUADOR 0.4S 90.3W 1430UTC 0.45M/1.5FT QUEPO COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 1417UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS E 0.5S 90.2W 1241UTC 1.07M/3.5FT MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.0N 104.2W 1709UTC 0.43M/1.4FT RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 1534UTC 0.27M/0.9FT ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.8N 99.9W 1804UTC 0.54M/1.8FT CABO SAN LUCAS MEXICO 22.5N 109.5W 1758UTC 0.33M/1.1FT CHATHAM ISLAND NZ 44.0S 176.4W 1844UTC 0.24M/0.8FT HIVA OA MARQUESAS FR. 9.8S 139.0W 1710UTC 3.14M/10.3FT PAPEETE FR. POLYNESIA 17.5S 149.6W 1808UTC 0.22M/0.7FT TSUNAMI FORECASTS AT SELECTED POINTS - MORE ON WEB SITE LA JOLLA, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT LOS ANGELES, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT MALIBU, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT PISMO BEACH, CA 1.4M/4.6 FT HALF MOON BAY, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT SAN DIEGO, CA 0.4M/1.3 FT HUMBOLDT BAY, CA 0.4M/1.3FT CRESCENT CITY, CA 0.6M/2.0 FT PORT ORFORD, OR 0.3M/1.0 FT MOCLIPS, WA 0.4M/1.3 FT TOFINO, BC 0.5M/1.7 FT SITKA, AK 0.4M/1.3 FT SEWARD, AK 0.4M/1.3 FT KODIAK, AK 0.7M/2.3 FT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL. 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). 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. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. $$
WEAK51 PAAQ 271704 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 11 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 904 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...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... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR 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 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. THE WAVES WILL FIRST REACH LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA AT 002 PM PST ON FEBRUARY 27. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- IQUIQUE CHILE 20.2S 70.2W 0851UTC 0.30M/1.0FT ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0956UTC 0.46M/1.4FT ANCUD CHILE 41.9S 74.3W 0943UTC 0.34M/1.1FT CORRAL CHILE 39.9S 73.4W 1012UTC 1.54M/5.2FT CALLAO LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 1029UTC 0.66M/2.2FT BALTRA ECUADOR 0.4S 90.3W 1430UTC 0.45M/1.5FT QUEPO COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 1417UTC 0.27M/0.9FT ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.8N 99.9W 1549UTC 0.34M/1.1FT SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS E 0.5S 90.2W 1241UTC 1.07M/3.5FT MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.0N 104.2W 1636UTC 0.23M/0.7FT TSUNAMI FORECASTS AT SELECTED POINTS - LA JOLLA, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT LOS ANGELES, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT MAILBU, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT PISMO BEACH, CA 1.4M/4.6 FT HALF MOON BAY, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT SAN FRANCISCO, CA 0.2M/0.7 FT HUMBOLDT BAY, CA 0.4M/1.3FT CRESCENT CITY, CA 0.6M/2.0 FT PORT ORFORD, OR 0.3M/1.0 FT MOCLIPS, WA 0.4M/1.3 FT TOFINO, BC 0.5M/1.7 FT SITKA, AK 0.4M/1.3 FT SEWARD, AK 0.4M/1.3 FT KODIAK, AK 0.7M/2.3 FT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL. 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). 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. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. $$
Tsunami Advisory Statement as of 7:04 AM PST on February 27, 2010 ...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... 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
WEAK51 PAAQ 271403 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 8 NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 552 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER... ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE OREGON-CALIFORNIA BORDER TO KODIAK ALASKA... ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM KODIAK ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR 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 1034 PM PACIFIC STANDARD TIME ON FEBRUARY 26 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.8 OCCURRED NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE. THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS GENERATED A TSUNAMI WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO REGIONS IN A WARNING OR ADVISORY. THE WAVES WILL FIRST REACH LA JOLLA CALIFORNIA AT 002 PM PST ON FEBRUARY 27. ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- 74MIN TALCAHUANO C 36.7S 73.1W 0657UTC 1.84M/6.1FT 40MIN SAN FELIX CH 26.3S 80.1W 0832UTC 0.81M/2.7FT 57MIN CALDERA CHIL 27.1S 70.8W 0746UTC 0.52M/1.7FT 47MIN COQUIMBO CHI 29.9S 71.3W 0902UTC 1.27M/4.2FT 78MIN IQUIQUE CHIL 20.2S 70.2W 0851UTC 0.30M/1.0FT 57MIN ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0956UTC 0.46M/1.5FT 84MIN ANCUD CHILE 41.9S 74.3W 0943UTC 0.34M/1.1FT 30MIN CORRAL CHILE 39.9S 73.4W 1012UTC 1.54M/5.1FT 56MIN CALLAO LA PUN 12.1S 77.2W 1029UTC 0.66M/2.2FT 52MIN BALTRA ECUAD 0.4S 90.3W 1251UTC 0.35M/1.2FT 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). 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. THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA. 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. $$
NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 2:48 AM AKST on February 27, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory in effect until 9 am akst this morning... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect until 9 am akst this morning. Widespread fog covers the area with locally dense fog continuing through mid morning. * Visibility: reduced to 1/4 mile or less Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by 9 am akst this morning or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Winter Weather Advisory Statement as of 7:08 AM AKST on February 23, 2010 ...Winter Weather Advisory in effect until 10 am akst this morning... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for freezing rain and snow...which is in effect until 10 am akst this morning. * Snow amount: less than 1 inch. * Ice: up to one tenth of an inch. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that a potentially hazardous event is already occurring or imminent. Driving will be hazardous. This statement will be updated by 10 am akst this morning or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Special Weather Statement Statement as of 3:33 PM AKST on February 22, 2010 ...The foggy weather conditions improving... The weather pattern that was responsible for the extended periods of dense fog over the northern and central Panhandle through this last weekend is changing. A weather front is expected to move north through Southeast Alaska by Tuesday morning. A few areas may see some fog through the evening hours. However...widespread areas of low clouds and dense fog affecting air travel through Southeast Alaska have ended. Bezenek
NWS Dense Fog Advisory will expire at Noon AST today. Statement as of 11:50 AM AKST on February 22, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory will expire at noon akst today... The dense fog advisory will expire at noon akst today. Fog will continue to thin and should dissipate over much of the area by mid-afternoon. There may be isolated areas of visibility below 1/2 mile through early afternoon. This will be the final statement on this event.
NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 8:37 AM AKST on February 22, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory in effect until noon akst today... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect until noon akst today. * Visibility: areas of dense fog with quarter of a mile or less. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by noon akst today or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 7:52 PM AKST on February 21, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory remains in effect until noon akst Monday... A dense fog advisory remains in effect until noon akst Monday. * Visibility: areas of dense fog will return by midnight...especially along the marine waters with quarter of a mile or less visibilities. These conditions will continue through Monday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by midnight akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 11:49 AM AKST on February 21, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory now in effect until noon akst Monday... The dense fog advisory is now in effect until noon akst Monday. * Visibility: quarter of a mile or less visibilities will continue through about 3 PM this afternoon. Visibilities will briefly improve as fog diminishes through the late afternoon. Areas of dense fog will quickly return as the sun sets this evening. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by 8 PM akst this evening or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 4:25 AM AKST on February 21, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory remains in effect until noon akst today... A dense fog advisory remains in effect until noon akst today. * Visibility: quarter of a mile or less will persist through late Sunday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by noon akst today or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 3:34 PM AKST on February 20, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon akst Sunday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect from 9 PM this evening to noon akst Sunday. * Visibility: quarter of a mile or less will develop this evening and persist through late Sunday morning. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by 10 PM akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant.
Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 2:47 PM AKST on February 20, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory is cancelled... The National Weather Service in Juneau has cancelled the dense fog advisory. The fog has lifted late this afternoon but it will reform later on this evening.
NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 1:59 PM AKST on February 20, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory now in effect until noon akst Sunday... The dense fog advisory is now in effect until noon akst Sunday. * Visibility: quarter of a mile or less. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by 11 PM akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Record Report Statement as of 4:20 PM AKST on February 19, 2010 ...Record warmth finds Southeast Alaska... Sunny skies and light winds made for an unusually mild February day across Southeast Alaska on Friday. Several locations set new daily record highs. Location New Record Old Record Year Set Yakutat 53 48 1963 Klawock 53 52 2008 Skagway 50 45 2008 Port Alexander 48 46 1988 A temperature inversion kept the days high mainly in the 40s across Juneau. The Federal Building in downtown Juneau did manage to reach 52 degrees...1 degree shy of 1977 record of 53 degrees. High temperatures reached 53 degrees on the top of Eaglecrest and 52 degrees at The Mount Roberts Tram. Mm Feb 10
NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 3:48 PM AKST on February 18, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory in effect from 7 PM this evening to 1 PM akst Friday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a dense fog advisory...which is in effect from 7 PM this evening to 1 PM akst Friday. * Visibility: 1/4 mile or less. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. Slow down and keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front of you. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by 11 PM akst tonight or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Dense Fog Advisory will expire at 10 AM Statement as of 9:56 AM AKST on February 18, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory will expire at 10 am akst this morning... The dense fog advisory will expire at 10 am akst this morning. * Visibility: will continue to improve through the morning as the fog lifts. Wind sheltered areas may continue to have visibilities a half mile or less through noon. This will be the final statement on this event.
NWS Dense Fog Advisory Statement as of 4:47 AM AKST on February 18, 2010 ...Dense fog advisory remains in effect until 10 am akst this morning... A dense fog advisory remains in effect until 10 am akst this morning. Visibility: 1/4 mile or less in wind sheltered areas. Precautionary/preparedness actions... An advisory means that dense fog is already occurring or imminent. All travel should be done with extreme caution. This statement will be updated by 10 am akst this morning or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Special Weather Statement Statement as of 6:00 AM AKST on February 17, 2010 ...A multi-day fog event should occur late this week and could extend into the weekend... A strong high pressure system aloft will build north into Southeast Alaska late this week...and remain over the area through the weekend. Little or no wind expected in the lower levels across the central Inner Channels. Temperatures will remain cool near sea level...but unusually warm just above. The result will be a strong temperature inversion. Fog will likely form Wednesday night over the central Inner Channels and may not dissipate during daytime Thursday. The fog may persist through the weekend. Depending on exactly how strong the inversion is and how light winds are...the fog could be locally dense. Stay tuned to later statements on this potential fog event late this week. Rwt/jt
NWS Special Weather Statement Statement as of 5:00 AM AKST on February 16, 2010 ...A multi-day fog event is possible late this week into the weekend... A strong high pressure system aloft will build north into Southeast Alaska late this week...and remain over the area through the weekend. With little or no wind expected in the lower levels across the central Inner Channels...temperatures will stay cooler near sea level...and this will lead to a strong temperature inversion. Fog will likely form Wednesday night over the central Inner Channels and may not dissipate during the daytime Thursday. The fog may persist through the weekend. Depending on exactly how strong the inversion is and how light winds are...the fog could be locally dense and may disrupt aviation operations if visibility drops below Airport minimums for any airports affected by the fog. Stay tuned to later statements on this potential fog event later this week. Rwt
NWS Record Report Statement as of 12:00 PM AKST on February 16, 2010 ...Record high temperatures in some locations for Monday Feb 15th... Location New Record Old Record Year Set Juneau Airport 45t 45 1996 Petersburg Airport 48 47 1987 Juneau NWS* 46 43 2006 Craig* 46 45 2008 *short or incomplete climate record. Eal Feb 10
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT == ***This event supersedes event AT00625495. Region: SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA Geographic coordinates: 58.837N, 137.697W Magnitude: 4.6 Ml Depth: 8 km Universal Time (UTC): 15 Feb 2010 17:29:12 Time near the Epicenter: 15 Feb 2010 08:29:12 Local standard time in your area: 15 Feb 2010 08:29:12 Location with respect to nearby cities: 105 km (66 miles) NW (313 degrees) of Elfin Cove, AK 109 km (68 miles) SW (234 degrees) of Mosquito Lake, AK 112 km (69 miles) WSW (237 degrees) of Covenant Life, AK 719 km (446 miles) ESE (106 degrees) of Anchorage, AK ADDITIONAL EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS ________________________________ event ID : US 2010sta5 This event has been reviewed by a seismologist at NEIC For subsequent updates, maps, and technical information, see: http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2010sta5.php or http://earthquake.usgs.gov/ National Earthquake Information Center U.S. Geological Survey http://neic.usgs.gov/
SEAK71 PAAQ 151732
EQIAKX
TSUNAMI SEISMIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
832 AM AKST MON FEB 15 2010
...THIS IS AN INFORMATION STATEMENT...
EVALUATION
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH A MAGNITUDE SUCH THAT A TSUNAMI
WILL NOT BE GENERATED. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY WCATWC MESSAGE
ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 4.6
TIME - 0829 AKST FEB 15 2010
0929 PST FEB 15 2010
1729 UTC FEB 15 2010
LOCATION - 58.8 NORTH 137.7 WEST
85 MILES/137 KM SW OF HAINES ALASKA
125 MILES/201 KM NW OF JUNEAU ALASKA
DEPTH - 5 MILES/8 KM
THE LOCATION AND MAGNITUDE ARE BASED ON PRELIMINARY INFORMATION.
FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ISSUED BY THE UNITED STATES
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV - OR THE APPROPRIATE
REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK.
$$
Information from the Alaska Earthquake Information Center
| Local Date: | Monday February 15th, 2010 |
| Local Time: | 08:29 AM AKST |
| Universal Time: | 02/15/2010 17:29:13.215 UTC |
| Magnitude: | 4.44 ML |
| Latitude: | 58.8357 |
| Longitude: | -137.6561 |
| Depth: | 1 miles (3 km) |
| Author: | UAF:dutylap |
| 66 miles (105 km) NW of Elfin Cove |
| 74 miles (118 km) WSW of Klukwan |
| 76 miles (121 km) WNW of Gustavus |
| 80 miles (129 km) NW of Pelican |
| 84 miles (134 km) WSW of Haines |
| 88 miles (141 km) ESE of Yakutat |
| 94 miles (151 km) WSW of Skagway |
| 95 miles (152 km) WNW of Hoonah |
| 116 miles (185 km) NW of Tenakee Springs |
| 123 miles (197 km) WNW of Juneau |
| 125 miles (200 km) WNW of Douglas |
| 341 miles (546 km) ESE of Valdez |
| 455 miles (729 km) ESE of Anchorage |
| 530 miles (849 km) SE of Fairbanks |
NWS Special Weather Statement Statement as of 4:36 AM AKST on February 15, 2010 ...A multi-day fog event is possible late this week into the weekend... A strong high pressure system aloft will build north into Southeast Alaska late this week...and remain over the area through the weekend. With little or no wind expected in the lower levels across the central Inner Channels...temperatures will stay cooler near sea level...and this will lead to a strong temperature inversion. Fog will likely form Thursday night over the central Inner Channels and may not dissipate during the daytime Friday. The fog may persist through the weekend. Depending on exactly how strong the inversion is and how light winds are...the fog could be locally dense and may disrupt aviation operations if visibility drops below Airport minimums for any airports affected by the fog. Stay tuned to later statements on this potential fog event later this week. Rwt
NWS Wind Advisory Statement as of 5:41 PM AKST on February 14, 2010 ...Wind Advisory now in effect until 9 PM akst this evening... The Wind Advisory is now in effect until 9 PM akst this evening. * Wind: southeast wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph in exposed locations. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts will occur between 40 and 60 mph. This statement will be updated by 9 PM akst this evening or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Wind Advisory Statement as of 8:45 AM AKST on February 14, 2010 ...Wind Advisory now in effect until 6 PM akst this evening... The Wind Advisory is now in effect until 6 PM akst this evening. * Wind: southeast wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph in exposed locations. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts will occur between 40 and 60 mph. This statement will be updated by noon akst today or sooner if conditions warrant.
NWS Wind Advisory Statement as of 3:44 PM AKST on February 13, 2010 ...Wind Advisory in effect from 11 am to 6 PM akst Sunday... The National Weather Service in Juneau has issued a Wind Advisory...which is in effect from 11 am to 6 PM akst Sunday. * Wind: southeast wind 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph in exposed locations. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A Wind Advisory means that sustained wind speed or frequent gusts will occur between 40 and 60 mph. This statement will be updated by 9 PM akst this evening or sooner if conditions warrant.
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