ZCZC WEZS40 PHEB 150636 TSUPPG ASZ001>003-150836- /O.CAN.PHEB.TS.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.PHEB.TS.W.0001.220115T0636Z-000000T0000Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI 736 PM SST FRI JAN 14 2022 ...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA... IN THIS MESSAGE ARE REVISED ALERTS. AUDIENCE -------- EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC EVALUATION ---------- * A VOLCANO ERUPTION OCCURRED IN THE TONGA ISLANDS AROUND 527 PM SST ON FRIDAY JANUARY 14 2022. * A HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS NEARBY VOLCANO THAT COULD SOON IMPACT NEARBY COASTS. * MONITORING IS UNDERWAY TO EVALUATE THE TSUNAMI THREAT. * CURRENT OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT TSUNAMI IMPACTS IN AMERICAN SAMOA ARE GREATER THAN HAD BEEN FORECAST. THERE IS NOW THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FLOODING LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS OF AMERICAN SAMOA. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * PERSONS LOCATED IN LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG COASTS OF ALL OF AMERICAN SAMOA SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY INLAND OR TO HIGH GROUND OR TO THE FOURTH FLOOR AND ABOVE IN A STEEL OR CONCRETE BUILDING. * DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. * DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. * PERSONS NEAR THE COAST SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY INLAND OR TO HIGH GROUND OR TO THE FOURTH FLOOR AND ABOVE IN A CONCRETE BUILDING OF SIX STORIES OR MORE. * STAY ALERT FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM AMERICAN SAMOA CIVIL DEFENSE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCIES REGARDING THE TSUNAMI EMERGENCY. * DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. 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) ------------------------------------------------------------- DART 01003 23.4S 173.4W 542 PM 0.4FT/ 0.1M 42 NUKUALOFA TO 21.1S 175.2W 616 PM 2.7FT/ 0.8M 06 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 3 FEET OR MORE ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIDE LEVEL ALONG SOME OR ALL COASTS. * REPEATED FLOODING AND DRAINING OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS. * DESTRUCTION OF SMALLER COASTAL STRUCTURES. * RAPIDLY FLOWING FLOOD WATER FILLED WITH HAZARDOUS DEBRIS. * SECONDARY HAZARDS THAT MAY INCLUDE DOWNED POWER LINES... FIRES... AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL SPILLS. * THE HAZARD BEGAN AROUND 648 PM SST ON FRIDAY JANUARY 14 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER. PRELIMINARY ERUPTION PARAMETERS ------------------------------- * 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 ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV. $$ NNNN