Dangerousdave26
September 2nd, 2011, 03:23
This warning is only for parts of Alaska. It servers as Information for Oregon, Washington and California.
The cause of the warning is a 7.1 earth quake. The details can be found in the full report.
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
259 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011
...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM UNIMAK PASS ALASKA/80 MILES NE
OF DUTCH HARBOR/ TO AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES W OF
ADAK/...
AT 256 AM ALASKAN DAYLIGHT TIME ON SEPTEMBER 2 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.1 OCCURRED 45 MILES/72 KM SOUTHEAST OF
AMUKTA PASS ALASKA.
EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS.
IF A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THE WAVES WILL FIRST REACH
ADAK ALASKA AT 352 AM AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 2.
ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES
AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
The full report can be found here
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/09/02/lqw6d6/01/messagelqw6d6-01.htm
The cause of the warning is a 7.1 earth quake. The details can be found in the full report.
PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
259 AM AKDT FRI SEP 2 2011
...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM UNIMAK PASS ALASKA/80 MILES NE
OF DUTCH HARBOR/ TO AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES W OF
ADAK/...
AT 256 AM ALASKAN DAYLIGHT TIME ON SEPTEMBER 2 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.1 OCCURRED 45 MILES/72 KM SOUTHEAST OF
AMUKTA PASS ALASKA.
EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE ARE KNOWN TO GENERATE TSUNAMIS.
IF A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THE WAVES WILL FIRST REACH
ADAK ALASKA AT 352 AM AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 2.
ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES
AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
The full report can be found here
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2011/09/02/lqw6d6/01/messagelqw6d6-01.htm