WEHW40 PHEB 192009
TSUHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-192209-
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER   3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1009 AM HST THU MAR 19 2009
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - FINAL TSUNAMI ADVISORY
THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS ENDED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE
AT 1009 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
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
 GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME        AMPL         PER
 -------------------  ----- ------  -----  ---------------  -----
 NIUE                 19.1S 169.9W  1911Z   0.04M /  0.1FT  06MIN
 LAT  - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
 LON  - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
 TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
 AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
        IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
        VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
 PER  - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.
EVALUATION
 THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS CANCELLED THE REGIONAL
 TSUNAMI WARNING IT ISSUED FOR ANOTHER PART OF THE PACIFIC. BASED
 ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THREAT TO
 HAWAII AND THE ADVISORY FOR HAWAII IS ALSO CANCELLED.
 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
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.