TO ALL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS
SUBJECT: TSUNAMI WARNING BULLETIN - INITIAL
BULLETIN NUMBER 1
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED 06/23/2003 AT 1221 UTC
...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
FROM DUTCH HARBOR, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...
...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
KODIAK, AK. TO DUTCH HARBOR, AK...
...AT THIS TIME, THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR
OTHER AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH
COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA...
EARTHQUAKE DATA:
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE: 7.1
LOCATION: 51.5N 176.6E - 65 MILES SE OF BULDIR IS, AK.
290 MILES W OF ADAK, AK.
TIME: 0413 ADT 06/23/2003
0513 PDT 06/23/2003
1213 UTC 06/23/2003
EVALUATION:
IT IS NOT KNOWN /REPEAT NOT KNOWN/ IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS, BUT A
TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE, PERSONS IN LOW
LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR
LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IF IN A WARNED AREA. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE
PREDICTED. TSUNAMIS MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE
DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
$$
PKZ130-122-121-123-AKZ191-185-231321-
COASTAL AREAS FROM DUTCH HARBOR, AK. TO ATTU, AK.,
INCLUSIVE.
...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS
FROM DUTCH HARBOR, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...
ESTIMATED TIMES OF INTITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SHEMYA, AK 0442 ADT JUN 23 DUTCH HARBOR, AK 0628 ADT JUN 23
ADAK, AK 0521 ADT JUN 23
$$
PKZ121-123-520-510-320-330-321-AKZ185-181-171-231321-
COASTAL AREAS FROM KODIAK, AK. TO DUTCH HARBOR, AK.
...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
KODIAK, AK. TO DUTCH HARBOR, AK...
ESTIMATED TIMES OF INTITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SAND PT., AK 0712 ADT JUN 23 KODIAK, AK 0759 ADT JUN 23
COLD BAY, AK 0738 ADT JUN 23
$$
PKZ310-410-400-220-221-233-232-230-231-210-211-114-113-120-
115-PZZ130-131-133-134-132-135-150-153-156-110-250-210-255-
350-353-356-450-455-550-530-535-555-670-673-650-655-750-
AKZ145-111-101-121-125-131-135-022-021-024-023-025-026-027-
029-028-WAZ001-002-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-013-014-015-
016-021-ORZ001-002-021-022-CAZ001-002-005-007-006-075-074-
009-034-035-039-040-046-041-042-043-231321-
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO KODIAK,
AK.
...NO - REPEAT NO - TSUNAMI WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
KODIAK, AK...
FOR INFORMATION ONLY - ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SEWARD, AK 0826 ADT JUN 23 TOFINO, BC 1114 PDT JUN 23
YAKUTAT, AK 0839 ADT JUN 23 NEAH BAY, WA 1124 PDT JUN 23
SITKA, AK 0840 ADT JUN 23 CHARLESTON, OR 1128 PDT JUN 23
LANGARA, BC 0947 PDT JUN 23 CRESCENT CITY,CA 1135 PDT JUN 23
VALDEZ, AK 0849 ADT JUN 23 SEASIDE, OR 1136 PDT JUN 23
CORDOVA, AK 0858 ADT JUN 23 ASTORIA, OR 1200 PDT JUN 23
HOMER, AK 0922 ADT JUN 23 SAN FRANCISCO,CA 1219 PDT JUN 23
KETCHIKAN, AK 0959 ADT JUN 23 SAN PEDRO, CA 1242 PDT JUN 23
JUNEAU, AK 1001 ADT JUN 23 LA JOLLA, CA 1252 PDT JUN 23
$$
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER AT EWA BEACH, HAWAII WILL
ISSUE BULLETINS FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV... FOR MORE INFORMATION