WEAK51 PAAQ 232057 TSUAK1 BULLETIN PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK 1257 PM AKDT MON JUN 23 2014 ...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT... WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES --------------------------- TSUNAMI WARNING IN EFFECT FOR... * THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM NIKOLSKI ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA * FOR OTHER US AND CANADIAN PACIFIC COASTS IN NORTH AMERICA - THE LEVEL OF TSUNAMI DANGER IS BEING EVALUATED. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED IN SUPPLEMENTARY MESSAGES. PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS --------------------------------- * MAGNITUDE 7.1 * ORIGIN TIME 1253 AKDT JUN 23 2014 1353 PDT JUN 23 2014 2053 UTC JUN 23 2014 * COORDINATES 51.9 NORTH 178.8 EAST * DEPTH 58 MILES * LOCATION 30 MILES NW OF AMCHITKA ALASKA 195 MILES W OF ADAK ALASKA IMPACTS FOR TSUNAMI WARNING AREAS --------------------------------- * WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL CURRENTS ARE POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER TSUNAMI ARRIVAL. * THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. RECOMMENDED ACTIONS ------------------- * IF YOU ARE IN A WARNING AREA - MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND. * BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. * DO NOT GO TO THE COAST TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI. * DO NOT RETURN TO THE COAST UNTIL LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS INDICATE IT IS SAFE TO DO SO. FORECASTS AND/OR OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY ------------------------------------------------- FORECAST START OF SITE OF TSUNAMI ---- ---------- * ALASKA SHEMYA 1336 AKDT JUN 23 ADAK 1349 AKDT JUN 23 SAINT PAUL 1517 AKDT JUN 23 NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- * THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED WITHIN 30 MINUTES. * REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. * PACIFIC COASTAL RESIDENTS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON... BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES AT PTWC.WEATHER.GOV. $$