Thursday, September 7, 2017

[Geology2] TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 (9/07/17)



...PTWC TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...      **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****     THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE   UNESCO/IOC PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING AND MITIGATION SYSTEM AND IS   MEANT FOR NATIONAL AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.     NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF   ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED   INFORMATION.    **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE **** NOTICE *****      PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS  ---------------------------------      * MAGNITUDE      8.0    * ORIGIN TIME    0449 UTC SEP 8 2017    * COORDINATES    14.9 NORTH  94.0 WEST    * DEPTH          33 KM / 20 MILES    * LOCATION       OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS  MEXICO      EVALUATION  ----------      * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.0 OCCURRED      OFF THE COAST OF CHIAPAS, MEXICO AT 0449 UTC ON FRIDAY      SEPTEMBER 8 2017.      * BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... WIDESPREAD      HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE.      TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST  -----------------------      * HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE      WITHIN THE NEXT THREE HOURS ALONG SOME COASTS OF          MEXICO... GUATEMALA... EL SALVADOR... COSTA RICA...        NICARAGUA... PANAMA... HONDURAS AND ECUADOR      RECOMMENDED ACTIONS  -------------------      * GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS      SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL      POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN      EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.      * PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT      FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND      LOCAL AUTHORITIES.      ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL  --------------------------      * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE      FOR PLACES WITH A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI THREAT. ACTUAL ARRIVAL      TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE      LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN      WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.        LOCATION         REGION             COORDINATES    ETA(UTC)      ------------------------------------------------------------      SALINA CRUZ      MEXICO            16.5N  95.2W   0540 09/08      PUERTO MADERO    MEXICO            14.8N  92.5W   0543 09/08      SIPICATE         GUATEMALA         13.9N  91.2W   0548 09/08      ACAPULCO         MEXICO            16.9N  99.9W   0552 09/08      LAZARO CARDENAS  MEXICO            17.9N 102.2W   0613 09/08      ACAJUTLA         EL SALVADOR       13.6N  89.8W   0618 09/08      CABO SAN ELENA   COSTA RICA        10.9N  86.0W   0618 09/08      CORINTO          NICARAGUA         12.5N  87.2W   0630 09/08      PUERTO SANDINO   NICARAGUA         12.2N  86.8W   0631 09/08      MANZANILLO       MEXICO            19.1N 104.3W   0635 09/08      SAN JUAN DL SUR  NICARAGUA         11.2N  85.9W   0640 09/08      PUERTO QUEPOS    COSTA RICA         9.4N  84.2W   0642 09/08      ISLA DEL COCO    COSTA RICA         5.5N  87.1W   0642 09/08      CABO MATAPALO    COSTA RICA         8.4N  83.3W   0646 09/08      PUNTA BURICA     PANAMA             8.0N  82.9W   0653 09/08      AMAPALA          HONDURAS          13.2N  87.6W   0704 09/08      PUERTO VALLARTA  MEXICO            20.6N 105.3W   0712 09/08      SOCORRO          MEXICO            18.8N 111.0W   0729 09/08      SAN BLAS         MEXICO            21.5N 105.3W   0732 09/08      MAZATLAN         MEXICO            23.2N 106.4W   0733 09/08      CABO SAN LUCAS   MEXICO            22.8N 110.0W   0735 09/08      PUNTA MALA       PANAMA             7.5N  80.0W   0745 09/08      BALTRA ISLAND    ECUADOR            0.5S  90.3W   0752 09/08      POTENTIAL IMPACTS  -----------------      * A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS      CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST      FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE.      * IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO      THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION      OF THE SHORELINE.      * IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT      THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES.      * PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE      CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA.      NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION  --------------------------------------      * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF      THE SITUATION WARRANTS.      * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.      GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT      EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV/EARTHQUAKES -ALL LOWER CASE-.      * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT      PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.      * COASTAL REGIONS OF HAWAII... AMERICAN SAMOA... GUAM... AND      CNMI SHOULD REFER TO PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES      SPECIFICALLY FOR THOSE PLACES THAT CAN BE FOUND AT      PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.      * COASTAL REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA... OREGON... WASHINGTON...      BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD ONLY REFER TO U.S.      NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND      AT NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.


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Posted by: Kim Noyes <kimnoyes@gmail.com>



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