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WEPA41 PAAQ 160653
TSUWCA

BULLETIN
Tsunami Message Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
1053 PM AKDT Sat Jul 15 2023

AKZ121-171-181-160753-
/O.NEW.PAAQ.TS.W.0016.230716T0653Z-000000T0000Z/
Coastal areas between and including Kennedy Entrance,
Alaska (40 miles SW of Homer) to Unimak Pass, Alaska (80
miles NE of Unalaska)
1053 PM AKDT Sat Jul 15 2023

...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
   COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM KENNEDY ENTRANCE ALASKA, WHICH
   IS LOCATED 40 MILES SW OF HOMER TO UNIMAK PASS ALASKA,
   WHICH IS LOCATED 80 MILES NE OF UNALASKA...

If you are located in this coastal area, move inland
to higher ground.

Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant
inundation is possible or is already occurring.  Tsunamis are
a series of waves dangerous many hours after initial arrival
time.  The first wave may not be the largest.

At 1048 PM Alaska Daylight Time on July 15 an earthquake with
preliminary magnitude 7.3 occurred 55 miles southwest of
Sand Point Alaska.

Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are;

Sand Point         Alaska             1210 AM. AKDT. July 16.
Kodiak             Alaska             1235 AM. AKDT. July 16.
Cold Bay           Alaska              135 AM. AKDT. July 16.

The tsunami warning will remain in effect until further notice.
Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.

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