TO ALL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS
SUBJECT: TSUNAMI WATCH BULLETIN - INITIAL
BULLETIN NUMBER 1
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED 09/25/2003 AT 2003 UTC
...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...
...AT THIS TIME, THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR
OTHER AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA...
EARTHQUAKE DATA:
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE: 8.0
LOCATION: 42.1N 143.6E - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
TIME: 1150 ADT 09/25/2003
1250 PDT 09/25/2003
1950 UTC 09/25/2003
EVALUATION:
IT IS NOT KNOWN /REPEAT NOT KNOWN/ IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS, BUT A
TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE, PERSONS IN LOW
LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR
LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE
PREDICTED. TSUNAMIS MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE
DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
$$
PKZ130-122-121-123-520-510-320-330-321-AKZ191-185-181-171-
252103-
COASTAL AREAS FROM KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE.
...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...
ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SHEMYA, AK 1507 ADT SEP 25 SAND PT., AK 1758 ADT SEP 25
ADAK, AK 1607 ADT SEP 25 COLD BAY, AK 1825 ADT SEP 25
DUTCH HARBOR, AK 1717 ADT SEP 25 KODIAK, AK 1846 ADT SEP 25
$$
PKZ310-410-400-220-221-233-232-230-231-210-211-114-113-120-
115-PZZ130-131-133-134-132-135-150-153-156-110-250-210-255-
350-353-356-450-455-550-530-535-555-670-673-650-655-750-
AKZ145-111-101-121-125-131-135-022-021-024-023-025-026-027-
029-028-WAZ001-002-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-013-014-015-
016-021-ORZ001-002-021-022-CAZ001-002-005-007-006-075-074-
009-034-035-039-040-046-041-042-043-252103-
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO KODIAK,
AK.
...NO - REPEAT NO - TSUNAMI WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
KODIAK, AK...
FOR INFORMATION ONLY - ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SEWARD, AK 1913 ADT SEP 25 TOFINO, BC 2200 PDT SEP 25
YAKUTAT, AK 1925 ADT SEP 25 NEAH BAY, WA 2211 PDT SEP 25
SITKA, AK 1927 ADT SEP 25 CHARLESTON, OR 2215 PDT SEP 25
LANGARA, BC 2033 PDT SEP 25 CRESCENT CITY,CA 2222 PDT SEP 25
VALDEZ, AK 1935 ADT SEP 25 SEASIDE, OR 2223 PDT SEP 25
CORDOVA, AK 1945 ADT SEP 25 ASTORIA, OR 2246 PDT SEP 25
HOMER, AK 2009 ADT SEP 25 SAN FRANCISCO,CA 2306 PDT SEP 25
KETCHIKAN, AK 2046 ADT SEP 25 SAN PEDRO, CA 2327 PDT SEP 25
JUNEAU, AK 2048 ADT SEP 25 LA JOLLA, CA 2336 PDT SEP 25
$$
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER AT EWA BEACH, HAWAII WILL
ISSUE BULLETINS FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ETA SITES.
SUBJECT: TSUNAMI WATCH BULLETIN - INITIAL
BULLETIN NUMBER 1
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED 09/25/2003 AT 2003 UTC
...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...
...AT THIS TIME, THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR
OTHER AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA...
EARTHQUAKE DATA:
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE: 8.0
LOCATION: 42.1N 143.6E - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
TIME: 1150 ADT 09/25/2003
1250 PDT 09/25/2003
1950 UTC 09/25/2003
EVALUATION:
IT IS NOT KNOWN /REPEAT NOT KNOWN/ IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS, BUT A
TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE, PERSONS IN LOW
LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR
LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE
PREDICTED. TSUNAMIS MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE
DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
$$
PKZ130-122-121-123-520-510-320-330-321-AKZ191-185-181-171-
252103-
COASTAL AREAS FROM KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE.
...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...
ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SHEMYA, AK 1507 ADT SEP 25 SAND PT., AK 1758 ADT SEP 25
ADAK, AK 1607 ADT SEP 25 COLD BAY, AK 1825 ADT SEP 25
DUTCH HARBOR, AK 1717 ADT SEP 25 KODIAK, AK 1846 ADT SEP 25
$$
PKZ310-410-400-220-221-233-232-230-231-210-211-114-113-120-
115-PZZ130-131-133-134-132-135-150-153-156-110-250-210-255-
350-353-356-450-455-550-530-535-555-670-673-650-655-750-
AKZ145-111-101-121-125-131-135-022-021-024-023-025-026-027-
029-028-WAZ001-002-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-013-014-015-
016-021-ORZ001-002-021-022-CAZ001-002-005-007-006-075-074-
009-034-035-039-040-046-041-042-043-252103-
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO KODIAK,
AK.
...NO - REPEAT NO - TSUNAMI WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
KODIAK, AK...
FOR INFORMATION ONLY - ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SEWARD, AK 1913 ADT SEP 25 TOFINO, BC 2200 PDT SEP 25
YAKUTAT, AK 1925 ADT SEP 25 NEAH BAY, WA 2211 PDT SEP 25
SITKA, AK 1927 ADT SEP 25 CHARLESTON, OR 2215 PDT SEP 25
LANGARA, BC 2033 PDT SEP 25 CRESCENT CITY,CA 2222 PDT SEP 25
VALDEZ, AK 1935 ADT SEP 25 SEASIDE, OR 2223 PDT SEP 25
CORDOVA, AK 1945 ADT SEP 25 ASTORIA, OR 2246 PDT SEP 25
HOMER, AK 2009 ADT SEP 25 SAN FRANCISCO,CA 2306 PDT SEP 25
KETCHIKAN, AK 2046 ADT SEP 25 SAN PEDRO, CA 2327 PDT SEP 25
JUNEAU, AK 2048 ADT SEP 25 LA JOLLA, CA 2336 PDT SEP 25
$$
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER AT EWA BEACH, HAWAII WILL
ISSUE BULLETINS FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ETA SITES.
lol - nope, I own a split-level house, my computer is in my office on the level above the 'great room' where the TV is. Not much to report, an oil refinery has a fire and reports of some people injured, but nothing else so far. Funny thing though - the woman reporter said the Japanese had issued warnings to the coast (presumably their own) to watch for waves up to 3 feet high - now, I know as a whole they tend to be shorter than Americans, but THREE feet and they gotta worry?
p.s. The funniest thing - the reporter never caught her error - had of course to be 30 feet.
p.s. The funniest thing - the reporter never caught her error - had of course to be 30 feet.
TOKYO — A strong quake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.8 rocked the northern Japan island of Hokkaido (search) early Friday morning, knocking out power and starting a fire in an industrial area.
The government warned local residents to avoid coastal areas due to the possibility of a tidal wave, or tsunami (search).
The quake was strong enough to rock buildings on the island and shake books and other objects off shelves. Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported that at least several people had been injured and a fire had broken out in the city of Tomakomai (search).
Black plumes of smoke and flames could be seen leaping from the site in an industrial area.
The government warned local residents to avoid coastal areas due to the possibility of a tidal wave, or tsunami (search).
The quake was strong enough to rock buildings on the island and shake books and other objects off shelves. Japan's public broadcaster NHK reported that at least several people had been injured and a fire had broken out in the city of Tomakomai (search).
Black plumes of smoke and flames could be seen leaping from the site in an industrial area.
