Tsunami Watch/Warning
Issued by NWS Pago Pago
Issued by NWS Pago Pago
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BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
707 PM SST FRI JAN 14 2022
...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA...
IN THIS MESSAGE ARE REVISED EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS.
AUDIENCE
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EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC
EVALUATION
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* A HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED BY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
IN TONGA
* TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS VOLCANO HAVE BEEN OBSERVED AND THE
TSUNAMI THREAT CONTINUES.
* A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS VOLCANO. BASED ON ALL
AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS A THREAT TO AMERICAN SAMOA OF SEA
LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS THAT COULD BE A
HAZARD ALONG BEACHES... IN HARBORS... AND IN COASTAL WATERS.
* THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED TIME THAT HAZARDOUS SEA LEVEL
FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS MAY BEGIN IN AMERICAN
SAMOA IS
648 PM SST ON FRIDAY JANUARY 14 2022
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* PERSONS IN OR NEAR THE OCEAN ALONG THE COASTS OF ALL OF
AMERICAN SAMOA SHOULD MOVE IMMEDIATELY OUT OF THE WATER AND
AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS.
* DO NOT RETURN TO EVACUATED AREAS UNTIL THE ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN
BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.
* PERSONS IN THE OCEAN SHOULD GET OUT OF THE WATER. PERSONS
NEAR THE OCEAN SHOULD MOVE AWAY FROM BEACHES AND HARBORS.
* FOLLOW ANY INSTRUCTIONS FROM GOVERNMENT AGENCIES.
ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
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* ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE
INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES
OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO
ONE HOUR.
LOCATION REGION COORDINATES ETA(SST)
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TAFUNA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 648 PM 01/14
LEONE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 648 PM 01/14
FAGAMALO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 648 PM 01/14
AMANAVE TUTUILA 14.3S 170.8W 648 PM 01/14
FAGASA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 650 PM 01/14
VATIA TUTUILA 14.2S 170.7W 652 PM 01/14
PAGO PAGO TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 652 PM 01/14
AUMI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.7W 652 PM 01/14
AUNUU ISLAND AUNUU 14.3S 170.6W 653 PM 01/14
TULA TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 655 PM 01/14
MASEFAU TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 655 PM 01/14
PAGAI TUTUILA 14.3S 170.6W 655 PM 01/14
OFU ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.7W 656 PM 01/14
OLESEGA ISLAND MANUA 14.2S 169.6W 656 PM 01/14
TAU ISLAND MANUA 14.3S 169.5W 656 PM 01/14
SWAINS ISLAND SWAINS 11.1S 171.1W 716 PM 01/14
TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS
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* THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL
AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED
LOCATIONS. THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH
RESPECT TO THE TIDE LEVEL.
GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (SST) HEIGHT (MIN)
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PAGO PAGO AS 14.3S 170.7W 631 PM 2.0FT/ 0.6M 16
APIA UPOLU WS 13.8S 171.8W 651 PM 0.5FT/ 0.2M 18
POTENTIAL IMPACTS
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* SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY NO MORE THAN 3 FEET
ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIDE LEVEL.
* MINOR FLOODING OF BEACH AND HARBOR AREAS.
* STRONG AND UNUSUAL OCEAN CURRENTS IN HARBORS... BAYS... AND
OTHER NEAR SHORE WATERS.
* THE HAZARD BEGAN AROUND 648 PM SST ON FRIDAY JANUARY 14 AND
IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER.
PRELIMINARY ERUPTION PARAMETERS - UPDATED
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* ORIGIN TIME 527 PM SST JAN 14 2022
* COORDINATES 20.5 SOUTH 175.4 WEST
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN THIRTY MINUTES... OR
SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS.
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
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