ZCZC WEZS40 PHEB 150607 TSUPPG ASZ001>003-150807- /O.CON.PHEB.TS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ BULLETIN TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 707 PM SST FRI JAN 14 2022 ...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA... IN THIS MESSAGE ARE REVISED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS. AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * A HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED BY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY IN TONGA * TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS VOLCANO HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AND THE TSUNAMI THREAT CONTINUES. * A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS VOLCANO. 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 TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS -------------------- * THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS. THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE TIDE LEVEL. GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (SST) HEIGHT (MIN) ------------------------------------------------------------- PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 631 PM 2.0FT/ 0.6M 16 APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 651 PM 0.5FT/ 0.2M 18 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. PRELIMINARY ERUPTION PARAMETERS - UPDATED ------------------------------------------- * ORIGIN TIME 527 PM SST JAN 14 2022 * COORDINATES 20.5 SOUTH 175.4 WEST 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. $$ NNNN