Tsunami Bulletin
Issued by NWS Caribou, ME
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WECA42 PHEB 151936
TIBCAR
TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
336 PM AST SAT JAN 15 2022
AMZ712-715-725-735-742-745-PRZ001>003-005-007-008-010>013-
VIZ001-002-152136-
COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
...NO TSUNAMI THREAT FROM THE TONGA VOLCANIC EXPLOSION...
AUDIENCE
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* GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS... MEDIA... AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO
RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
EVALUATION
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* THE TONGA VOLCANIC EXPLOSION HAS GENERATED SMALL TSUNAMI
WAVES THAT ARE NON-THREATENING IN THE CARIBBEAN BASIN.
* BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA... THERE IS NO TSUNAMI THREAT TO
PUERTO RICO... THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS... OR THE BRITISH
VIRGIN ISLANDS FROM THE TONGA VOLCANIC EXPLOSION.
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
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* NO ACTION IS REQUIRED.
OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
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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 THE HIGHEST MEASURED SO FAR. IT
IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE TIDE LEVEL.
GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM
COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (AST) HEIGHT
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ROCKPORT TX 28.0N 97.0W 938 AM 0.1 FT
MAYAGUEZ PR 18.2N 67.2W 1233 PM 0.2 FT
DESHAIES GUADELOUPE 16.3N 61.8W 141 PM 0.2 FT
LIMETREE VI 17.7N 64.8W 1215 PM 0.1 FT
MONA ISLAND PR 18.1N 67.9W 1201 PM 0.4 FT
ISLA MUJERES MX 21.3N 86.7W 144 PM 0.1 FT
PUERTO MORELOS MX 20.9N 86.9W 130 PM 0.1 FT
IMPACTS
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* MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
TONGA VOLCANO PARAMETERS
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* ORIGIN TIME 1227 AM AST JAN 15 2022
* COORDINATES 20.5 SOUTH 175.4 WEST
* LOCATION TONGA
NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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* THIS WILL BE THE ONLY STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES.
* FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT AND ANY TSUNAMI THREAT
TO PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MAY BE FOUND ON THE
INTERNET AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
* INFORMATION REGARDING ANY TSUNAMI THREAT TO US GULF OR
ATLANTIC COASTS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE US NATIONAL TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER AND CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.
$$