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PUBLIC TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
907 AM AKDT WED SEP 24 2008

...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
   COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM CORDOVA ALASKA TO KODIAK
   ALASKA...

...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR U.S. AND CANADIAN
   PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AREAS LISTED
   ABOVE...

A TSUNAMI WARNING MEANS... ALL COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNING
AREA WHO ARE NEAR THE BEACH OR IN LOW-LYING REGIONS SHOULD MOVE
IMMEDIATELY INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND AND AWAY FROM ALL HARBORS AND
INLETS INCLUDING THOSE SHELTERED DIRECTLY FROM THE SEA. THOSE
FEELING THE EARTH SHAKE... SEEING UNUSUAL WAVE ACTION... OR THE
WATER LEVEL RISING OR RECEDING MAY HAVE ONLY A FEW MINUTES BEFORE
THE TSUNAMI ARRIVAL AND SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY. HOMES AND
SMALL BUILDINGS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND TSUNAMI IMPACTS.
DO NOT STAY IN THESE STRUCTURES.

ALL RESIDENTS WITHIN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
INSTRUCTIONS BROADCAST FROM THEIR LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES. THIS
TSUNAMI WARNING IS BASED SOLELY ON EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION - THE
TSUNAMI HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED.

AT 802 AM ALASKAN DAYLIGHT TIME ON SEPTEMBER 24 AN EARTHQUAKE WITH
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 3.6 OCCURRED 45 MILES/72 KM WEST OF
DENALI PARK HDQTS. ALASKA.
THIS EARTHQUAKE MAY HAVE GENERATED A TSUNAMI. IF A TSUNAMI
HAS BEEN GENERATED THE WAVES WILL FIRST REACH
KODIAK ALASKA AT 901 AM AKDT ON SEPTEMBER 24.
ESTIMATED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND MAPS ALONG WITH SAFETY RULES
AND OTHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE WEB SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

TSUNAMIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WAVES THAT ARE NOT SURVIVABLE. WAVE
HEIGHTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO
FORECAST. TSUNAMIS OFTEN APPEAR AS A STRONG SURGE AND MAY BE
PRECEDED BY A RECEDING WATER LEVEL.  MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER
THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI. WAVE HEIGHTS
WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AS WATER SHALLOWS. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
OCEAN WAVES WHICH CAN BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL AN
ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY LOCAL CIVIL AUTHORITIES.

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE
MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE
CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED EVERY 30 MINUTES OR MORE FREQUENTLY IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI ALERT WILL REMAIN
IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... YOUR LOCAL TV OR RADIO STATIONS... OR SEE
THE WEB SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

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