info statement from http://ptwc.weather.gov/
Posted by cypresstx on 11/24/2016, 2:20 pm
http://ptwc.weather.gov/


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WEPA40 PHEB 241849
TSUPAC

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1849 UTC THU NOV 24 2016

...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****

THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS
MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
INFORMATION.

**** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

 * MAGNITUDE      7.2
 * ORIGIN TIME    1844 UTC NOV 24 2016
 * COORDINATES    11.9 NORTH  88.9 WEST
 * DEPTH          33 KM / 20 MILES
 * LOCATION       OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA


EVALUATION
----------

 * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.2 OCCURRED
   OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA AT 1844 UTC ON THURSDAY
   NOVEMBER 24 2016.

 * BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS
   TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 300 KM
   OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
-----------------------

 * HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
   WITHIN 300 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF

     NICARAGUA... EL SALVADOR AND HONDURAS


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

 * GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
   SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL
   POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN
   EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.

 * PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT
   FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
   LOCAL AUTHORITIES.


ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
--------------------------

 * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
   FOR PLACES WITH A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT. 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(UTC)
   ------------------------------------------------------------
   CORINTO          NICARAGUA         12.5N  87.2W   1937 11/24
   PUERTO SANDINO   NICARAGUA         12.2N  86.8W   1937 11/24
   ACAJUTLA         EL SALVADOR       13.6N  89.8W   1949 11/24
   AMAPALA          HONDURAS          13.2N  87.6W   2010 11/24


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

 * A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS
   CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST
   FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE.

 * IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO
   THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION
   OF THE SHORELINE.

 * IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT
   THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES.

 * PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE
   CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA.


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

 * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF
   THE SITUATION WARRANTS.

 * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
   GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
   EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.

 * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
   PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

 * COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND
   CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES
   SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT
   PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

 * COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...
   BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S.
   NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND
   AT NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

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