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nitpicker

(7,153 posts)
8. NOAA now has tsunami watch all the way to the MX border
Tue Jan 23, 2018, 06:04 AM
Jan 2018

Tsunami Message Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
1235 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018

PZZ530-531-CAZ043-040-041-552-087-549-550-039-034-035-529-
530-006-505-506-508-509-109-104-103-101-ORZ021-022-002-001-
WAZ001-021-510-514>517-231035-
/O.NEW.PAAQ.TS.A.0003.180123T0935Z-000000T0000Z/
Coastal areas between and including The Cal./Mexico Border
to The Wash./BC Border
1235 AM AKST Tue Jan 23 2018

...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON AND WASHINGTON FROM THE
CAL./MEXICO BORDER TO THE WASH./BC BORDER ...

If you are located in this coastal area, stay alert
for further updates.

Tsunami watches are an advance notice to areas that could be
impacted by a tsunami at a later time. Watch areas may be
upgraded to a warning or advisory status, or canceled,
based on new information.

At 1232 AM Alaska Standard Time on January 23 an earthquake with
preliminary magnitude 8.0 occurred 175 miles southeast of
Kodiak City Alaska.

Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are;

Neah Bay Washington 455 AM. PST. January 23.
Long Beach Washington 500 AM. PST. January 23.
Moclips Washington 500 AM. PST. January 23.
Port Orford Oregon 505 AM. PST. January 23.
Charleston Oregon 510 AM. PST. January 23.
Westport Washington 510 AM. PST. January 23.
Seaside Oregon 510 AM. PST. January 23.
Newport Oregon 515 AM. PST. January 23.
Brookings Oregon 515 AM. PST. January 23.
Crescent City California 520 AM. PST. January 23.
Horse Mountain California 525 AM. PST. January 23.
Fort Bragg California 525 AM. PST. January 23.
Port Angeles Washington 530 AM. PST. January 23.
Port Townsend Washington 555 AM. PST. January 23.
Monterey California 555 AM. PST. January 23.
San Francisco California 620 AM. PST. January 23.
Port San Luis California 620 AM. PST. January 23.
Santa Barbara California 635 AM. PST. January 23.
Los Angeles Harbor California 650 AM. PST. January 23.
Newport Beach California 700 AM. PST. January 23.
La Jolla California 705 AM. PST. January 23.
Oceanside California 705 AM. PST. January 23.

The tsunami watch will remain in effect until further notice.
Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.

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That is huge malaise Jan 2018 #1
Tsunami Warning OneBlueDotBama Jan 2018 #2
Same here malaise Jan 2018 #4
Nasty T Storm .... OneBlueDotBama Jan 2018 #5
That is one scary earthquake malaise Jan 2018 #7
Im on my phone not computer but PearliePoo2 Jan 2018 #3
CBC just posted a warning for BC nitpicker Jan 2018 #6
NOAA now has tsunami watch all the way to the MX border nitpicker Jan 2018 #8
Im in Fairbanks. Not sure whether its related but SusanaMontana41 Jan 2018 #9
Are satellites able to pick up the signs if the waves are really big or no? mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #10
Just listened to a scientist today on Sirius who said tsunamis only have small BamaRefugee Jan 2018 #12
From DKos just now a thirty foot wave: fierywoman Jan 2018 #17
Can find almost nothing about this, anyone know a good site for info? n/t BamaRefugee Jan 2018 #11
Upgraded to 8.2 now! PearliePoo2 Jan 2018 #13
There's a tsunami.gov but I wouldn't go there unless you're near the water ... mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #14
I hope the people are ok TEB Jan 2018 #15
CNN said one buoy detected 30 foot wave already PearliePoo2 Jan 2018 #16
I just let my family know since they live BigmanPigman Jan 2018 #18
Huge wave recorded sunonmars Jan 2018 #19
8.2 pansypoo53219 Jan 2018 #20
Thanks for your post. I saw it a good 25 minutes before there was any information available locally mahina Jan 2018 #21
Another quake on the planet malaise Jan 2018 #22
Wow. Hoping all beings are ok mahina Jan 2018 #23
Tsunami warnings cancelled, less than 1 ft wave Baclava Jan 2018 #24
Seriously, it didn't even shake us much. raven mad Jan 2018 #25
One of my customers in Kodiak MontanaMama Jan 2018 #26
Watch on the GallopingGhost Jan 2018 #27
Spotters thought it was going to be bad because the tide went out all of sudden LeftInTX Jan 2018 #28
Emergency Serviced phoned, middle of night, tsunami warning here in Oregon, then again to cancel it. L. Coyote Jan 2018 #29
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