WEPA41 PAAQ 081814 TSUWCA BULLETIN Tsunami Message Number 1 NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK 1114 AM PDT Fri Jul 8 2016 AKZ187-195-191-081944- /T.NEW.PAAQ.TS.Y.0086.160708T1814Z-000000T0000Z/ Coastal areas between and including Samalga Pass, Alaska (30 miles SW of Nikolski) to Attu, Alaska 1114 AM PDT Fri Jul 8 2016 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF Alaska FROM SAMALGA PASS ALASKA /WHICH IS LOCATED 30 MILES SW OF NIKOLSKI/ TO ATTU ALASKA... If you are located in this coastal area, move 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 the water is expected or is already occurring. Areas in the advisory should not expect widespread inundation. Tsunamis are a series of waves dangerous many hours after initial arrival time. The first wave may not be the largest. At 1109 AM Pacific Daylight Time on July 8 an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.2 occurred 90 miles southeast of Petropavlovsk Kamchatka. Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are; Shemya Alaska 1130 AM. AKDT. July 8. Adak Alaska 1230 PM. AKDT. July 8. Saint Paul Alaska 145 PM. AKDT. July 8. The tsunami advisory will remain in effect until further notice. Refer to the internet site ntwc.arh.noaa.gov for more information. $$