[MIham] TSUNAMI BULLETIN

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Sun May 7 19:21:59 EDT 2006


Received: 2006/04/21 21:42

Subject:  User Notice

LOST VESSEL, 4-21-06

French Rescue Center requests your assistance to locate or contact this
overdue Belgium vessel beetween Canary Islands and Senegal, Africa.

 Sailing vessel "SING SING" is an old amateur steel hull sloop, 42' lenght,
white hull with, may be, a thin blue line.

Backward cokpit with platform and crossbar. Belgium flag.

 Only VHF on board.

She get forcast by Navtex and/or SSB receiver.

On board three French individuals: Henry BRAMARY, skipper, 53 years old, his
daughter Fabienne BRAMARY, 30 years old and his granson Louis BRAMARY 6
years old.

This sailing vessel left Le Grau du Roi, France Mediterrannée on February
2006, en route for Senegal, Africa.

Vessel made a stop-over in Canary Islands.

They called family on March 18th to inform they were leaving for Senegal,
but without info about destination harbour.

Since Mar 18,, no contact.

We request that all vessels with Marine SSB forward this boatwatch to all
vessels in the area for an accurate watch.

If somebody is in Senegal, please forward to marinas and all anchored boats.

Any sighting or contact with this vessel should be reported to French Rescue
Center at ++33.494.617.110 or lagarde.mrcc at equipement.gouv.fr ,

FYI,

STEVE, K4CJX



Mid:      BG02YXBX4SMW
Received: 2006/05/03 19:56

Subject:  User Notice

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1736Z 03 MAY 2006

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...

THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS AND ISLANDS
IN THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE OF ALASKA - BRITISH COLOMBIA - WASHINGTON -
OREGON - CALIFORNIA. THOSE AREAS SHOULD REFER TO MESSAGES FROM THE
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  1527Z 03 MAY 2006
 COORDINATES -  19.9 SOUTH  174.2 WEST
 LOCATION    -  TONGA ISLANDS
 MAGNITUDE   -  7.8

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

 GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME    AMPL    PER
 -------------------  ----- ------  -----  ------  -----
 PAGO PAGO            14.3S 170.7W  1636Z   0.15M  24MIN
 NIUE                 19.1S 169.9W  1603Z   0.21M  10MIN

 TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT
 AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST OR MIDDLE
        TO TROUGH OR HALF OF THE CREST TO TROUGH
 PER  - PERIOD OF TIME FROM ONE WAVE CREST TO THE NEXT

EVALUATION

 SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
 BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR
 THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
 AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
 OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
 THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
 CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
 CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
 ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

 NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC
 ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
 THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA






Mid:      AHIEQIY7JRMY
Received: 2006/05/03 16:41

Subject:  User Notice

Possible Tsunami...More news will follow when available.

Steve, k4cjx

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1542Z 03 MAY 2006

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

 FIJI / NEW ZEALAND

FOR ALL OTHER PACIFIC AREAS, THIS MESSAGE IS AN ADVISORY ONLY.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  1527Z 03 MAY 2006
 COORDINATES -  19.9 SOUTH  174.2 WEST
 LOCATION    -  TONGA ISLANDS
 MAGNITUDE   -  8.1

EVALUATION

 IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS
 BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
 SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
 STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE
 DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE
 APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER
 WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO
 DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF
 THE THREAT.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES
MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME
BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

 LOCATION                            COORDINATES     ARRIVAL TIME
 --------------------------------    ------------    ------------
 FIJI             SUVA               18.1S 178.4E    1713Z 03 MAY
 NEW ZEALAND      GISBORNE           38.1S 176.4E    1821Z 03 MAY
                  EAST CAPE          36.2S 175.1E    1854Z 03 MAY
                  LYTTELTON          43.6S 172.7E    2005Z 03 MAY
                  NEW PLYMOUTH       39.1S 174.1E    2027Z 03 MAY
                  DUNEDIN            45.9S 170.5E    2040Z 03 MAY
                  MILFORD SOUND      44.6S 167.9E    2108Z 03 MAY
                  WESTPORT           41.8S 171.6E    2108Z 03 MAY
                  BLUFF              46.6S 168.3E    2154Z 03 MAY

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.



Subject:  User Notice

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1736Z 03 MAY 2006

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...

THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS AND ISLANDS
IN THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE OF ALASKA - BRITISH COLOMBIA - WASHINGTON -
OREGON - CALIFORNIA. THOSE AREAS SHOULD REFER TO MESSAGES FROM THE
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  1527Z 03 MAY 2006
 COORDINATES -  19.9 SOUTH  174.2 WEST
 LOCATION    -  TONGA ISLANDS
 MAGNITUDE   -  7.8

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

 GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME    AMPL    PER
 -------------------  ----- ------  -----  ------  -----
 PAGO PAGO            14.3S 170.7W  1636Z   0.15M  24MIN
 NIUE                 19.1S 169.9W  1603Z   0.21M  10MIN

 TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT
 AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST OR MIDDLE
        TO TROUGH OR HALF OF THE CREST TO TROUGH
 PER  - PERIOD OF TIME FROM ONE WAVE CREST TO THE NEXT

EVALUATION

 SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
 BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR
 THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
 AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
 OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
 THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
 CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
 CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
 ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

 NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC
 ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.
 THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA



Mid:      AHIEQIY7JRMY
Received: 2006/05/07 00:21

Subject:  User Notice

Possible Tsunami...More news will follow when available.

Steve, k4cjx

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1542Z 03 MAY 2006

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

 FIJI / NEW ZEALAND

FOR ALL OTHER PACIFIC AREAS, THIS MESSAGE IS AN ADVISORY ONLY.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  1527Z 03 MAY 2006
 COORDINATES -  19.9 SOUTH  174.2 WEST
 LOCATION    -  TONGA ISLANDS
 MAGNITUDE   -  8.1

EVALUATION

 IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS
 BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
 SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
 STRIKE COASTLINES NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES AND MORE
 DISTANT COASTLINES WITHIN HOURS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE
 APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER
 WILL MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA FROM GAUGES NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE TO
 DETERMINE IF A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND ESTIMATE THE SEVERITY OF
 THE THREAT.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES
MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME
BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

 LOCATION                            COORDINATES     ARRIVAL TIME
 --------------------------------    ------------    ------------
 FIJI             SUVA               18.1S 178.4E    1713Z 03 MAY
 NEW ZEALAND      GISBORNE           38.1S 176.4E    1821Z 03 MAY
                  EAST CAPE          36.2S 175.1E    1854Z 03 MAY
                  LYTTELTON          43.6S 172.7E    2005Z 03 MAY
                  NEW PLYMOUTH       39.1S 174.1E    2027Z 03 MAY
                  DUNEDIN            45.9S 170.5E    2040Z 03 MAY
                  MILFORD SOUND      44.6S 167.9E    2108Z 03 MAY
                  WESTPORT           41.8S 171.6E    2108Z 03 MAY
                  BLUFF              46.6S 168.3E    2154Z 03 MAY

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

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