[HIham] Tsunami Advisory

[Jeffrey Herman]

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER   1  NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI  831 AM HST THU MAR 19 2009    TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII    SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY    A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE  AT 0831 AM HST.    AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS       ORIGIN TIME - 0818 AM HST 19 MAR 2009     COORDINATES - 23.0 SOUTH  174.8 WEST     LOCATION    - TONGA ISLANDS REGION     MAGNITUDE   - 7.7  MOMENT    EVALUATION     THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A NON-EXPANDING   REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING FOR A PART OF THE PACIFIC NEAR THE   EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE   TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.     HOWEVER... SOME COASTAL AREAS IN HAWAII COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL   NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL CURRENTS   LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS   MIGHT BEGIN IS                         0236 PM HST THU 19 MAR 2009    MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.  

Jeff KH6O
 

Intelligence Specialist Chief Petty Officer 
U.S. Coast Guard