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BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
648 PM SST FRI JAN 14 2022

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR AMERICAN SAMOA...


AUDIENCE
--------
EMERGENCY MANAGERS... MEDIA... GENERAL PUBLIC


EVALUATION
----------



  * A HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED BY VOLCANIC ACTIVITY
    IN TONGA

  * MONITORING IS UNDERWAY TO EVALUATE THE TSUNAMI THREAT.

  * A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE. 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
-------------------

  * 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
--------------------------

  * 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)
    ----------------------------------------------------------
    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


POTENTIAL IMPACTS
-----------------

  * 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.





NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
--------------------------------------

  * 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.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    EARTHQUAKE.USGS.GOV.

$$