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Originally posted by NotFromHere
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE
PACIFIC COAST. THEREFORE PERSONS IN LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS
SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF
IN A WARNED AREA. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED.
TSUNAMIS MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
OBSERVED TSUNAMI HEIGHTS:
HANASAKI JAPAN 213CM/7.0FT
URAKAWA JAPAN 150CM/4.9FT
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TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS AND ISLANDS
IN THE PACIFIC.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 1950Z 25 SEP 2003
COORDINATES - 42.1 NORTH 143.6 EAST
LOCATION - EASTERN HONSHU JAPAN
MAGNITUDE - 8.1
EVALUATION
SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR
THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC
ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED.
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg
EVALUATION:
NO TSUNAMI DANGER EXISTS FOR ALASKA, BRITISH COLUMBIA,
WASHINGTON, OREGON, OR CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER, SOME AREAS MAY
EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS
CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION, THE ALL
CLEAR DETERMINATIONS MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt
It's hard to sound reassuring IN ALL CAPS, but I ain't retyping this shit.
