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TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 2
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
1023 PM PDT SUN AUG 26 2012

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A TSUNAMI WARNING
FOR THE CENTRAL AMERICAN PACIFIC COAST.  THERE IS NO TSUNAMI
DANGER FOR THE U.S. WEST COAST... BRITISH COLUMBIA OR ALASKA.

...THIS IS A TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR ALASKA/ BRITISH
   COLUMBIA/ WASHINGTON/ OREGON AND CALIFORNIA...

NO WARNING... NO WATCH AND NO ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE STATES AND PROVINCES PREVIOUSLY LISTED.

EVALUATION
 A DAMAGING TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/
 WASHINGTON/ BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA COASTS ALTHOUGH
 SOME OF THESE AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE NON-DAMAGING SEA LEVEL CHANGES.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 7.4
 TIME      - 2037 AKDT AUG 26 2012
             2137  PDT AUG 26 2012
             0437  UTC AUG 27 2012
 LOCATION  - 12.2 NORTH 88.5 WEST
           - OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA
 DEPTH     - 32 MILES/51 KM

PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT
PTWC.WEATHER.GOV.

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT BY THE
WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER UNLESS ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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