WEXX30 PAAQ 081836 TSUATE BULLETIN Public Tsunami Message Number 1 NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK 236 PM EDT Fri Jul 8 2016 ...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT... Tsunami Warning in Effect for; * The coastal areas of South Carolina - North Carolina and Virginia from South Santee River, South Carolina to New Point Comfort, Virginia For other US and Canadian Coasts in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico - the level of tsunami danger is being evaluated. Further information will be provided in supplementary messages. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary assessment and changes may occur. * Magnitude 7.5 * Origin Time 1433 EDT Jul 08 2016 1333 CDT Jul 08 2016 1433 AST Jul 08 2016 1833 UTC Jul 08 2016 * Coordinates 35.0 North 75.0 West * Depth 7 miles * Location 35 miles SE of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina 145 miles SE of Norfolk, Virginia FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY ----------------------------- * Tsunami activity is forecasted to start at the following locations at the specified times. Forecast start Site of tsunami ---- ---------- * North Carolina Cape Hatteras 1510 EDT Jul 8 * Virginia Virginia Beach 1655 EDT Jul 8 * South Carolina Myrtle Beach 1750 EDT Jul 8 OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY -------------------------------- * No tsunami observations are available to report. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- Actions to protect human life and property will vary within tsunami warning areas. If you are in a tsunami warning area; * Evacuate inland or to higher ground above and beyond designated tsunami hazard zones or move to an upper floor of a multi-story building depending on your situation. * Move out of the water, off the beach, and away from harbors, marinas, breakwaters, bays and inlets. * Be alert to and follow instructions from your local emergency officials because they may have more detailed or specific information for your location. * If you feel a strong earthquake or extended ground rolling take immediate protective actions such as moving inland and/or uphill preferably by foot. * Boat operators, * Where time and conditions permit move your boat out to sea to a depth of at least 180 feet. * If at sea avoid entering shallow water, harbors, marinas, bays, and inlets to avoid floating and submerged debris and strong currents. * Do not go to the shore to observe the tsunami. * Do not return to the coast until local emergency officials indicate it is safe to do so. IMPACTS ------- Impacts will vary at different locations in the warning areas. If you are in a tsunami warning area; * A tsunami with damaging waves and powerful currents is possible. * Repeated coastal flooding is possible as waves arrive onshore, move inland, and drain back into the ocean. * Strong and unusual waves, currents and inland flooding can drown or injure people and weaken or destroy structures on land and in water. * Water filled with floating or submerged debris that can injure or kill people and weaken or destroy buildings and bridges is possible. * Strong and unusual currents and waves in harbors, marinas, bays, and inlets may be especially destructive. * Some impacts may continue for many hours to days after arrival of the first wave. * The first wave may not be the largest so later waves may be larger. * Each wave may last 5 to 45 minutes as a wave encroaches and recedes. * Coasts facing all directions are threatened because the waves can wrap around islands and headlands and into bays. * Strong shaking or rolling of the ground indicates an earthquake has occurred and a tsunami may be imminent. * A rapidly receding or receded shoreline, unusual waves and sounds, and strong currents are signs of a tsunami. * The tsunami may appear as water moving rapidly out to sea, a gentle rising tide like flood with no breaking wave, as a series of breaking waves, or a frothy wall of water. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE -------------------------------------- * Refer to the internet site ntwc.arh.noaa.gov for more information. * Caribbean coastal regions outside Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands and British Virgin Islands should refer to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center messages at ptwc.weather.gov. * This message will be updated within 30 minutes. $$