Tsunami Watch/Warning
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000 WEPA41 PAAQ 160747 TSUWCA BULLETIN Tsunami Message Number 3 NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK 1147 PM AKDT Sat Jul 15 2023 AKZ181-160847- /O.CAN.PAAQ.TS.W.0016.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.PAAQ.TS.Y.0016.230716T0747Z-000000T0000Z/ Coastal areas between and including Chignik Bay, Alaska to Unimak Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska) 1147 PM AKDT Sat Jul 15 2023 ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM CHIGNIK BAY ALASKA TO UNIMAK PASS ALASKA, WHICH IS LOCATED 80 MILES NE OF UNALASKA... If you are located in this coastal area, move off the beach and out of harbors and marinas. Tsunami advisories mean that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near the water is expected or is already occurring. Areas in the advisory should not expect widespread inundation. 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 7.2 occurred 55 miles southwest of Sand Point Alaska. Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are; Sand Point Alaska 1210 AM. AKDT. July 16. Cold Bay Alaska 135 AM. AKDT. July 16. The tsunami advisory will remain in effect until further notice. Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information. $$