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TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1126 PM AST TUE JAN 09 2018

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT...


AUDIENCE
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* GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO
RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS.


UPDATES IN THIS MESSAGE
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* THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE HAS BEEN REVISED FROM 7.8 TO 7.6

* TSUNAMI HEIGHT AND DURATION FORECASTS ARE NOW INCLUDED.


EVALUATION
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* AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.6 OCCURRED
NORTH OF HONDURAS AT 1052 PM AST ON TUESDAY JANUARY 9 2018.

* MODEL FORECAST INDICATES NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO PUERTO RICO AND
VIRGIN ISLANDS. WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR WATER LEVEL DATA
TO CONFIRM THE FORECAST.

* THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED TIME THAT SOME SEA LEVEL
FLUCTUATIONS AND OCEAN CURRENTS MAY BEGIN IN
PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS IS

123 AM AST ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10 2018

* THE GENERATION OF TSUNAMI WAVES HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS - UPDATED
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* THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID
ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.

* MAGNITUDE 7.6
* ORIGIN TIME 1052 PM AST JAN 09 2018
* COORDINATES 17.5 NORTH 83.6 WEST
* DEPTH 20 MILES / 33 KM
* LOCATION NORTH OF HONDURAS


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* ACTIONS REQUIRED TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE... SAFETY AND PROPERTY
WILL VARY WITHIN THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREA.

* PERSONS LOCATED IN OR NEAR THE OCEAN SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE
WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND AWAY FROM HARBORS... MARINAS...
BAYS AND INLETS.

* DO NOT GO TO THE SHORE TO OBSERVE THE TSUNAMI.

* DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN
BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

* BE ALERT TO AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS BECAUSE THEY MAY HAVE MORE DETAILED OR
SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR YOUR LOCATION.

* BOATERS - WHERE TIME AND CONDITIONS PERMIT... MOVE YOUR BOAT
OUT TO SEA TO A DEPTH OF AT LEAST 450 FEET.

* BOATERS - IF AT SEA... AVOID ENTERING SHALLOW WATER...
HARBORS... MARINAS... BAYS AND INLETS TO AVOID FLOATING AND
SUBMERGED DEBRIS AND STRONG CURRENTS.


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY - UPDATED
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* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
ARE GIVEN BELOW.

* OBSERVED ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER FROM THESE ETAS AND THE
INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.

* THE FORECAST HEIGHT IS THE MAXIMUM EXPECTED WATER LEVEL ABOVE
THE TIDE AT THAT COASTAL LOCATION.

* THE FORECAST DURATION IS THE APPROXIMATE EXPECTED LENGTH OF
TIME AFTER INITIAL IMPACT THAT THE TSUNAMI MAY CONTINUE TO
BE A HAZARD.

* A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE DURATION OF EACH WAVE
CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

COASTAL ETA FORECAST FORECAST
TERRITORY LOCATION (AST) HEIGHT DURATION
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PUERTO RICO MONA ISLAND 123 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
ARECIBO 124 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
MAYAGUEZ 124 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
AGUADILLA 125 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
SAN JUAN 127 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
PENUELAS 132 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
PONCE 135 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
MAGUEYES IS 141 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
YABUCOA 141 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
CAJA DE MUERTOS 144 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
VIEQUES IS 204 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
FAJARDO 205 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
CULEBRA IS 215 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS

USVI CHRISTIANSTED 147 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
LIMETREE 148 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
LAMESHUR BAY 224 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
CHARLOTTE AMALIE 227 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS

BVI ANEGADA 151 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
VIRGIN GORDA 212 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS
ROADTOWN 312 AM BELOW 1 FT 6 HRS


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
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* NO OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY ARE AVAILABLE YET.


IMPACTS
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* IMPACTS WILL VARY AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITHIN PUERTO RICO
AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.

* SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 FEET
ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIDE LEVEL.

* WAVES AND CURRENTS THAT CAN DROWN OR INJURE PEOPLE IN THE
WATER.

* WAVES AND CURRENTS ON BEACHES AND IN HARBORS... MARINAS...
BAYS... AND INLETS THAT MAY BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.

* THE HAZARD IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 123 AM AST ON
WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10 2018 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS
OR LONGER.


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN THIRTY MINUTES... OR
SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS.

* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT AND ANY TSUNAMI THREAT
TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MAY BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT www.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* INFORMATION REGARDING ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO US GULF OR
ATLANTIC COASTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE US NATIONAL TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
www.TSUNAMI.GOV.

* AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE CAN BE
OBTAINED FROM THE CORRESPONDING REGIONAL SEISMIC NETWORK OR
THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY ON THE INTERNET AT
EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWERCASE LETTERS-.

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