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Being reported by KCRA. They are getting several waves, with more on the way.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. energy companies with operations in Hawaii, Alaska and along the coasts of California, Oregon and Washington were on alert on Friday for the possibility of a tsunami set off by a massive earthquake off Japan reaching U.S. shores. Tesoro Corp which has the largest concentration of refinery capacity in the region, said it had closed a few retail stations in some low lying areas of Hawaii as a precaution and was monitoring operations at its refineries in Hawaii, Alaska, California and Washington.

Crescent City, Calif. (AP) -- A tsunami triggered by the massive earthquake in Japan reached California's coast Friday morning, causing surges that shook some boats loose from docks as beach-area residents throughout the state evacuated to higher ground. The tide began rising shortly after 7:30 a.m. along beaches in Crescent City, near the Oregon border, where the tsunami was expected to hit the hardest in California. Officials predicted that waves could reach as high as 7 feet there. Local officials activated tsunami warning sirens in Del Norte and Humboldt counties at dawn, and sheriff's deputies went door to door in...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- Santa Cruz County has issued an evacuation advisory in response to a tsunami expected to hit the Bay Area this morning. Residents who live in an inundation zone, or coastal or low-lying areas, are being told to evacuate their homes and move to higher ground, county spokesman Enrique Sahagun.