ZCZC WEZS40 PHEB 150548 TSUPPG ASZ001>003-150748- /O.NEW.PHEB.TS.Y.0001.220115T0548Z-000000T0000Z/ BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 648 PM SST FRI JAN 14 2022 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA... AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * A HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED BY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN TONGA * MONITORING IS UNDERWAY TO EVALUATE THE TSUNAMI THREAT. * A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS A THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA OF SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD ALONG BEACHES... IN HARBORS... AND IN COASTAL WATERS. * THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED TIME THAT HAZARDOUS SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS MAY BEGIN IN AMERICAN SAMOA IS 648 PM SST ON FRIDAY JANUARY 14 2022 RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE OCEAN ALONG THE COASTS OF ALL OF AMERICAN SAMOA SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY OUT OF THE WATER AND AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS. * DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. * PERSONS IN THE OCEAN SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER. PERSONS NEAR THE OCEAN SHOULD MOVE AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS. * FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -------------------------- * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(SST) ---------------------------------------------------------- TAFUNA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 648 PM 01/14 LEONE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 648 PM 01/14 FAGAMALO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 648 PM 01/14 AMANAVE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 648 PM 01/14 FAGASA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 650 PM 01/14 VATIA TUTUILA 14.2S 170.7W 652 PM 01/14 PAGO PAGO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 652 PM 01/14 AUMI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 652 PM 01/14 AUNUU ISLAND AUNUU 14.3S 170.6W 653 PM 01/14 TULA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 655 PM 01/14 MASEFAU TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 655 PM 01/14 PAGAI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 655 PM 01/14 OFU ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.7W 656 PM 01/14 OLESEGA ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.6W 656 PM 01/14 TAU ISLAND MANUA 14.3S 169.5W 656 PM 01/14 SWAINS ISLAND SWAINS 11.1S 171.1W 716 PM 01/14 POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY NO MORE THAN 3 FEET ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIDE LEVEL. * MINOR FLOODING OF BEACH AND HARBOR AREAS. * STRONG AND UNUSUAL OCEAN CURRENTS IN HARBORS... BAYS... AND OTHER NEAR SHORE WATERS. * THE HAZARD BEGAN AROUND 648 PM SST ON FRIDAY JANUARY 14 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER. NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN THIRTY MINUTES... OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV. $$ NNNN