SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT WWUS86 KEKA 111404
SPSEKA
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE EUREKA CA
604 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011
CAZ001-002-112215-
REDWOOD COAST-MENDOCINO COAST-
604 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011
...A TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR DEL NORTE...HUMBOLDT
AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES COASTAL AREAS...
EARTHQUAKE DATA...
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 8.9.
LOCATION 38.2 NORTH 142.5 EAST.
NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN.
TIME 2146 PST MAR 10 2011.
A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED AND IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. PERSONS AT THE COAST SHOULD BE ALERT
TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.
ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF POSSIBLE TSUNAMI AT
CRESCENT CITY...CA...723 AM PST MARCH 11.
ARRIVAL TIMES AT OTHER LOCATIONS WILL BE SIMILAR FOR DEL NORTE
...HUMBOLDT AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES.
TSUNAMIS MAY BE SEVERAL WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL
HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
IN DEL NORTE COUNTY...PEOPLE ARE ORDERED TO EVACUATE TO ABOVE 9TH
STREET. SHELTER LOCATIONS INCLUDE SMITH RIVER ELEMENTARY...DEL
NORTE HIGH SCHOOL AND YUROK TRIBAL OFFICE IN KLAMATH.
IN HUMBOLDT AND MENDOCINO COUNTIES...PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY
OFF BEACHES...NOT TRAVEL BY WATERCRAFT AND EVACUATE LOW LYING
COASTAL AREAS IMMEDIATELY UNTIL ADVISED THAT IT IS SAFE TO RETURN.
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT
TO KEEP YOU INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF THIS EVENT. IF AVAILABLE...
REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
http://HTTP://TSUNAMI.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.
DUE TO RAPIDLY CHANGING CONDITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY...
LISTENERS ARE URGED TO TUNE TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM MEDIA FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION ISSUED BY LOCAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AUTHORITIES.
THEY WILL PROVIDE DETAILS ON THE EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING
AREAS...IF NECESSARY...AND WHEN IT IS SAFE TO RETURN AFTER THE
TSUNAMI HAS PASSED.
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