Tsunami alert West Coast, BC, Washington, Oregon, California

USG ^ | 1/23/18 | USG

[ifinnegan]

WEAK51 PAAQ 231042 TSUAK1

BULLETIN Public Tsunami Message Number 3 NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK 142 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018

UPDATES ------- * Revised magnitude

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...THE TSUNAMI WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

Tsunami Warning in Effect for;

* BRITISH COLUMBIA, The Juan de Fuca Strait coast, the outer west coast of Vancouver Island, the central coast and northeast Vancouver Island, and the north coast and Haida Gwaii

* SOUTHEAST ALASKA, The inner and outer coast from The BC/Alaska Border to Cape Fairweather, Alaska (80 miles SE of Yakutat)

* SOUTH ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA, Pacific coasts from Cape Fairweather, Alaska (80 miles SE of Yakutat) to Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska)

* ALEUTIAN ISLANDS, Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska) to Attu, Alaska including the Pribilof Islands

Tsunami Watch in Effect for;

* CALIFORNIA, The coast from The Cal./Mexico Border to The Oregon/Cal. Border including San Francisco Bay

* OREGON, The coast from The Oregon/Cal. Border to The Oregon/Wash. Border including the Columbia River estuary coast

* WASHINGTON, Outer coast from the Oregon/Washington border to Slip Point, Columbia River estuary coast, and the Juan de Fuca Strait coast

FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY ----------------------------- * Tsunami activity is forecasted to start at the following locations at the specified times.

FORECAST START SITE OF TSUNAMI ---- ----------

* Alaska Kodiak 0145 AKST Jan 23 Seward 0155 AKST Jan 23 Elfin Cove 0155 AKST Jan 23 Sitka 0200 AKST Jan 23 Yakutat 0205 AKST Jan 23 Valdez 0215 AKST Jan 23 Sand Point 0220 AKST Jan 23 Cordova 0225 AKST Jan 23 Unalaska 0240 AKST Jan 23 Homer 0250 AKST Jan 23 Craig 0300 AKST Jan 23 Cold Bay 0300 AKST Jan 23 Adak 0305 AKST Jan 23 Shemya 0350 AKST Jan 23 Saint Paul 0400 AKST Jan 23

* British Columbia Langara 0210 AKST Jan 23 Tofino 0340 AKST Jan 23

* Washington Neah Bay 0450 PST Jan 23 Moclips 0500 PST Jan 23 Long Beach 0500 PST Jan 23 Westport 0510 PST Jan 23 Port Angeles 0530 PST Jan 23 Port Townsend 0555 PST Jan 23

* Oregon Port Orford 0505 PST Jan 23 Seaside 0505 PST Jan 23 Charleston 0510 PST Jan 23 Newport 0515 PST Jan 23 Brookings 0515 PST Jan 23

* California Crescent City 0520 PST Jan 23 Horse Mountain 0525 PST Jan 23 Fort Bragg 0525 PST Jan 23 Monterey 0555 PST Jan 23 San Francisco 0615 PST Jan 23 Port San Luis 0620 PST Jan 23 Santa Barbara 0635 PST Jan 23 Los Angeles Harb 0650 PST Jan 23 Oceanside 0700 PST Jan 23 Newport Beach 0700 PST Jan 23 La Jolla 0705 PST Jan 23

OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY -------------------------------- * No tsunami observations are available to report.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED ------------------------------------------- * Magnitude 7.9 * Origin Time 0032 AKST Jan 23 2018 0132 PST Jan 23 2018 0932 UTC Jan 23 2018 * Coordinates 56.0 North 149.1 West * Depth 12 miles * Location 175 miles SE of Kodiak City, Alaska 360 miles S of Anchorage, Alaska

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.

If you are in a tsunami watch area;

* Prepare to take action and stay alert for further information.

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 tsunami.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 tsunami.gov.

* This message will be updated within 30 minutes.

$$

[ifinnegan]

As a just in case.

Check the time estimates if you live near the coast.

I assume the link will update.

http://www.tsunami.gov/events/PAAQ/2018/01/23/p3054t/3/WEAK51/WEAK51.txt

This link for all alerts and updates

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov

[ifinnegan]

Hot link

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov

[equaviator]

Seems like the first couple of waves would’ve made landfall by now.

[ifinnegan]

In Alaska.

FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
-----------------------------
 * Tsunami activity is forecasted to start at the following
   locations at the specified times.

                 FORECAST
                 START
SITE             OF TSUNAMI
----             ----------

 * Alaska
Kodiak           0145 AKST Jan 23
Seward           0155 AKST Jan 23
Elfin Cove       0155 AKST Jan 23
Sitka            0200 AKST Jan 23
Yakutat          0205 AKST Jan 23
Valdez           0215 AKST Jan 23
Sand Point       0220 AKST Jan 23
Cordova          0225 AKST Jan 23
Unalaska         0240 AKST Jan 23
Homer            0250 AKST Jan 23
Craig            0300 AKST Jan 23
Cold Bay         0300 AKST Jan 23
Adak             0305 AKST Jan 23
Shemya           0350 AKST Jan 23
Saint Paul       0400 AKST Jan 23

 * British Columbia
Langara          0210 AKST Jan 23
Tofino           0340 AKST Jan 23

 * Washington
Neah Bay         0450  PST Jan 23
Moclips          0500  PST Jan 23
Long Beach       0500  PST Jan 23
Westport         0510  PST Jan 23
Port Angeles     0530  PST Jan 23
Port Townsend    0555  PST Jan 23

 * Oregon
Port Orford      0505  PST Jan 23
Seaside          0505  PST Jan 23
Charleston       0510  PST Jan 23
Newport          0515  PST Jan 23
Brookings        0515  PST Jan 23

 * California
Crescent City    0520  PST Jan 23
Horse Mountain   0525  PST Jan 23
Fort Bragg       0525  PST Jan 23
Monterey         0555  PST Jan 23
San Francisco    0615  PST Jan 23
Port San Luis    0620  PST Jan 23
Santa Barbara    0635  PST Jan 23
Los Angeles Harb 0650  PST Jan 23
Oceanside        0700  PST Jan 23
Newport Beach    0700  PST Jan 23
La Jolla         0705  PST Jan 23

[Don W]

Where I am the advisory is to get oneself a minimum of 13 feet (4 metres) above the highest storm tide mark.

My place is at about 60 feet asl, so I should be fine.

[Mount Athos]

they cancelled the watch already for hawaii and all areas in the pacific, not sure about alaska though

[ifinnegan]

So far.

OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
------------------------------------------
 * Observed max tsunami height is the highest recorded water level
   above the tide level up to the time of this message.

                                  TIME               OBSERVED MAX
 SITE                         OF MEASUREMENT         TSUNAMI HEIGHT
 ---------------------------- ----------------       --------------
 Old Harbor  Alaska           0256  PST Jan 23           0.5ft

[ifinnegan]

Where are you?

[CincyRichieRich]

I’m sure the over unedumakated libs will say climate change or drilling in ANWR caused this.

[cll]

6 inches, really.

[Reverend Wright]

not sure if i’m reading it right, but i don’t like the look of this
http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/station_page.php?station=46410&type=2&seriestime=20180123093315

[Don W]

South end of Vancouver Island, within walking distance of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. I can see Port Angeles WA

[ifinnegan]

https://www.facebook.com/KodiakPD

Kodiak Police Department
8 mins ·
TSUNAMI UPDATE: 0229 hours
Harbor officers report water reciding from our harbor. Citizens should remain in place and wait for further updates.

[Reno89519]

Warning canceled.

[ifinnegan]

Stop spreading false info

[21twelve]

Wow - 10 meters?! Although I'm guessing that is an error of some sort - perhaps the actual vibration of the quake causing a pressure surge. If the change in pressure (how the bouy measures it's elevation) was due to a wave, I would think that it would measure a 10-meter tall wave for more than just 15 seconds. I would hope.

Although the latest post says the harbor master in Kodiak observed the water leaving the harbor. I'm guessing a 6-inch tsunami would be pretty unnoticeable.

[ifinnegan]

Thanks.

I’m in Los Angles, well inland but friends stay in their boat at the Marina.

[Reno89519]

Not my intention... see some reports saying canceled, others not. arrival estimates have come and gone.

[ifinnegan]

Thanks.

I’m not sure either. Those graphs look like 5 meters.

Half a foot was reported so far

Old Harbor Alaska 0256 PST Jan 23 0.5ft

I’m thinking nothing bad will happen, but 8 is huge and you can never know.

[ifinnegan]

See the link for updates

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov

Nomenclature varies. Alert or watch or warning.

No warning for CA at this time, but a watch.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Cal_OES/status/955768735926665216/photo/1