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TO ALL TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS
SUBJECT: TSUNAMI WATCH BULLETIN - INITIAL
BULLETIN NUMBER 1
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED 09/25/2003 AT 2003 UTC

...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
   KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...

...AT THIS TIME, THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY FOR
   OTHER AREAS OF CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH
   COLUMBIA,  AND ALASKA...

EARTHQUAKE DATA:
 PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE: 8.0
 LOCATION: 42.1N 143.6E - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN  REGION         
 TIME: 1150 ADT 09/25/2003
       1250 PDT 09/25/2003
       1950 UTC 09/25/2003

EVALUATION:
 IT IS NOT KNOWN /REPEAT NOT KNOWN/ IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS, BUT A
 TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED.  THEREFORE, PERSONS IN LOW
 LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR
 LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE
 PREDICTED. TSUNAMIS MAY BE A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE
 DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

$$
PKZ130-122-121-123-520-510-320-330-321-AKZ191-185-181-171-
252103-
COASTAL AREAS FROM KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE.

...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM
   KODIAK, AK. TO ATTU, AK., INCLUSIVE...

ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SHEMYA, AK       1507 ADT SEP 25   SAND PT., AK     1758 ADT SEP 25
ADAK, AK         1607 ADT SEP 25   COLD BAY, AK     1825 ADT SEP 25
DUTCH HARBOR, AK 1717 ADT SEP 25   KODIAK, AK       1846 ADT SEP 25
$$
PKZ310-410-400-220-221-233-232-230-231-210-211-114-113-120-
115-PZZ130-131-133-134-132-135-150-153-156-110-250-210-255-
350-353-356-450-455-550-530-535-555-670-673-650-655-750-
AKZ145-111-101-121-125-131-135-022-021-024-023-025-026-027-
029-028-WAZ001-002-005-006-007-008-009-010-011-013-014-015-
016-021-ORZ001-002-021-022-CAZ001-002-005-007-006-075-074-
009-034-035-039-040-046-041-042-043-252103-
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO KODIAK,
AK.

...NO - REPEAT NO - TSUNAMI WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT
   FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
   KODIAK, AK...

FOR INFORMATION ONLY - ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SEWARD, AK       1913 ADT SEP 25   TOFINO, BC       2200 PDT SEP 25
YAKUTAT, AK      1925 ADT SEP 25   NEAH BAY, WA     2211 PDT SEP 25
SITKA, AK        1927 ADT SEP 25   CHARLESTON, OR   2215 PDT SEP 25
LANGARA, BC      2033 PDT SEP 25   CRESCENT CITY,CA 2222 PDT SEP 25
VALDEZ, AK       1935 ADT SEP 25   SEASIDE, OR      2223 PDT SEP 25
CORDOVA, AK      1945 ADT SEP 25   ASTORIA, OR      2246 PDT SEP 25
HOMER, AK        2009 ADT SEP 25   SAN FRANCISCO,CA 2306 PDT SEP 25
KETCHIKAN, AK    2046 ADT SEP 25   SAN PEDRO, CA    2327 PDT SEP 25
JUNEAU, AK       2048 ADT SEP 25   LA JOLLA, CA     2336 PDT SEP 25
$$

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER AT EWA BEACH, HAWAII WILL
ISSUE BULLETINS FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ETA SITES.