[HIham] Tsunami advisory

[Jeffrey Herman]

See below. For further updates, go to:

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/bulletins.htm

Jeff KH6O

Operations Specialist 1st, U.S. Coast Guard
Mathematics Lecturer, University of Hawaii System
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
1027 AM HST 25 SEP 2003

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY BULLETIN

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 0950 AM HST 25 SEP 2003
   COORDINATES - 42.1 NORTH  143.6 EAST
   LOCATION    - EASTERN HONSHU  JAPAN
   MAGNITUDE   - 8.1  MOMENT

EVALUATION

THIS IS A CORRECTION FOR ARRIVAL TIMES STATED IN BULLETIN #1

 THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED AN EXPANDING
 REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH FOR PARTS OF THE PACIFIC
 LOCATED CLOSER TO THE EARTHQUAKE. AN EVALUATION OF THE PACIFIC
 WIDE TSUNAMI THREAT IS UNDERWAY AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT
 HAWAII COULD BE ELEVATED TO A WATCH OR WARNING STATUS.

 IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THEIR ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL
 TIME IS

                     0501 PM HST 25 SEP 2003

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.