WEPA41 PAAQ 272039 TSUWCA BULLETIN TEST...TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1...TEST NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 139 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR TEST PURPOSES TO SHOW AN EXAMPLE WEPA41 MESSAGE... ...A TEST TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM RAGGED POINT CALIFORNIA/45 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS OBISPO/ TO CASCADE HEAD OREGON/70 MILES SW OF PORTLAND/... ...A TEST TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO RAGGED POINT CALIFORNIA/45 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS OBISPO/... ...A TEST TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON - WASHINGTON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM CASCADE HEAD OREGON/70 MILES SW OF PORTLAND/ TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA... ...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA TO ATTU ALASKA... RECOMMENDED ACTIONS PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 7.7 TIME - 1200 AKDT JUL 27 2010 1300 PDT JUL 27 2010 2000 UTC JUL 27 2010 LOCATION - 40.0 NORTH 124.5 WEST 55 MILES/89 KM SW OF EUREKA CALIFORNIA 190 MILES/306 KM NW OF SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA DEPTH - 9 MILES/15 KM TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS INDICATE THAT WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS 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. PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT WWW.PRH.NOAA.GOV/PR/PTWC. THIS MESSAGE IS BASED MAINLY ON EARTHQUAKE DATA. EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE OFTEN GENERATE DANGEROUS TSUNAMIS. AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE THE WARNING AND ADVISORY AREAS WILL BE REFINED. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 30 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. PZZ530-CAZ529-530-006-505>509-002-001-ORZ021-022-002-272139- /T.NEW.PAAQ.TS.W.0013.100727T2039Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING RAGGED POINT CALIFORNIA/45 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS OBISPO/ TO CASCADE HEAD OREGON/70 MILES SW OF PORTLAND/ 139 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...A TEST TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM RAGGED POINT CALIFORNIA/45 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS OBISPO/ TO CASCADE HEAD OREGON/70 MILES SW OF PORTLAND/... PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. 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 WARNING ARE PROVIDED BELOW. CRESCENT CITY-CA 1347 PDT JUL 27 SAN FRANCISCO-CA 1419 PDT JUL 27 CHARLESTON-OR 1405 PDT JUL 27 FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV $$ CAZ042-043-040-041-087-039-034-035-272139- /T.NEW.PAAQ.TS.Y.0013.100727T2039Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO RAGGED POINT CALIFORNIA/45 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS OBISPO/ 139 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...A TEST TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO RAGGED POINT CALIFORNIA/45 MILES NW OF SAN LUIS OBISPO/... PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED SITES IN THE ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW. SANTA BARBARA-CA 1443 PDT JUL 27 LA JOLLA-CA 1513 PDT JUL 27 SAN PEDRO-CA 1459 PDT JUL 27 FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV $$ ORZ001-WAZ001-021-510-514>517-503-272139- /T.NEW.PAAQ.TS.Y.0013.100727T2039Z-000000T0000Z/ COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING CASCADE HEAD OREGON/70 MILES SW OF PORTLAND/ TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA 139 PM PDT TUE JUL 27 2010 ...A TEST TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF OREGON - WASHINGTON AND BRITISH COLUMBIA FROM CASCADE HEAD OREGON/70 MILES SW OF PORTLAND/ TO THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER ISLAND BRITISH COLUMBIA... 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 OR 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. SEASIDE-OR 1449 PDT JUL 27 NEAH BAY-WA 1510 PDT JUL 27 WESTPORT-WA 1500 PDT JUL 27 TOFINO-BC 1520 PDT JUL 27 FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV THIS IS A TEST MESSAGE. DO NOT TAKE ACTION BASED ON THIS TEST MESSAGE. $$