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BULLETIN
Public Tsunami Message Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
1242 PM AKDT Wed Jul 16 2025

....A TSUNAMI WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT...


Tsunami Warning in Effect for;

* SOUTH ALASKA AND THE ALASKA PENINSULA, Pacific coasts from
  Kennedy Entrance, Alaska (40 miles SW of Homer) to Unimak
  Pass, Alaska (80 miles NE of Unalaska)


For other US and Canadian Pacific coasts in North America,
the level of tsunami danger is being evaluated.  Further
information will be provided in supplementary messages.


PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
---------------------------------

* The following parameters are based on a rapid preliminary
  assessment of the earthquake and changes may occur.

* Magnitude  7.2
* Origin Time  1238 AKDT Jul 16 2025
  1338PDT Jul 16 2025
  2038UTC Jul 16 2025
* Coordinates  54.6 North 160.3 West
* Depth  22 miles
* Location  50 miles S of Sand Point, Alaska
  600 miles SW of Anchorage, Alaska


FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
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* Tsunami activity is forecasted to start at the following
  locations at the specified times.

 FORECAST
 START
SITE OF TSUNAMI
---- ----------

* Alaska
Sand Point 1316 AKDT Jul 16
Cold Bay 1436 AKDT Jul 16
Kodiak 1441 AKDT Jul 16


OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
--------------------------------
* No tsunami observations are available to report.


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------
Actions to protect human life and property will
vary within tsunami warning areas.

If you are in a tsunami warning area;

* Evacuate inland or to higher ground above and beyond
  designated tsunami hazard zones or move to an upper floor
  of a multi-story building depending on your situation.

* Move out of the water, off the beach, and away from
  harbors, marinas, breakwaters, bays and inlets.

* Be alert to and follow instructions from your local
  emergency officials because they may have more detailed or
  specific information for your location.

* If you feel a strong earthquake or extended ground rolling
  take immediate protective actions such as moving inland
  and/or uphill preferably by foot.

* Boat operators,
    * Where time and conditions permit, move your boat out to
      sea to a depth of at least 180 feet.

    * If at sea avoid entering shallow water, harbors,
      marinas, bays, and inlets to avoid floating and
      submerged debris and strong currents.

* Do not go to the shore to observe the tsunami.

* Do not return to the coast until local emergency officials
  indicate it is safe to do so.


IMPACTS
-------
Impacts will vary at different locations in the warning
areas.

If you are in a tsunami warning area;

* A tsunami with damaging waves and powerful currents is
  possible.

* Repeated coastal flooding is possible as waves arrive
  onshore, move inland, and drain back into the ocean.

* Strong and unusual waves, currents and inland flooding
  can drown or injure people and weaken or destroy structures
  on land and in water.

* Water filled with floating or submerged debris that can
  injure or kill people and weaken or destroy buildings and
  bridges is possible.

* Strong and unusual currents and waves in harbors,
  marinas, bays, and inlets may be especially
  destructive.

* Some impacts may continue for many hours to days after
  arrival of the first wave.

* The first wave may not be the largest so later waves may
  be larger.

* Each wave may last 5 to 45 minutes as a wave encroaches
  and recedes.

* Coasts facing all directions are threatened because the
  waves can wrap around islands and headlands and into bays.

* Strong shaking or rolling of the ground indicates an
  earthquake has occurred and a tsunami may be imminent.

* A rapidly receding or receded shoreline, unusual waves and
  sounds, and strong currents are signs of a tsunami.

* The tsunami may appear as water moving rapidly out to sea,
  a gentle rising tide like flood with no breaking wave,
  as a series of breaking waves, or a frothy wall of water.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND NEXT UPDATE
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* Refer to the internet site tsunami.gov for more information.

* Pacific coastal residents outside California, Oregon,
  Washington, British Columbia and Alaska should refer to the
  Pacific Tsunami Warning Center messages at tsunami.gov.

* This message will be updated within 30 minutes.

$$