Tsunami Threat Message

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WECA41 PHEB 100257
TSUCAX

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
0257 UTC WED JAN 10 2018

...TSUNAMI THREAT MESSAGE...


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 THIS MESSAGE IS ISSUED FOR INFORMATION ONLY IN SUPPORT OF THE
 UNESCO/IOC TSUNAMI AND OTHER COASTAL HAZARDS WARNING SYSTEM FOR
 THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT REGIONS AND IS MEANT FOR NATIONAL
 AUTHORITIES IN EACH COUNTRY OF THAT SYSTEM.

 NATIONAL AUTHORITIES WILL DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF
 ALERT FOR EACH COUNTRY AND MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL OR MORE REFINED
 INFORMATION.

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

  * MAGNITUDE      7.8
  * ORIGIN TIME    0252 UTC JAN 10 2018
  * COORDINATES    17.5 NORTH  83.6 WEST
  * DEPTH          33 KM / 20 MILES
  * LOCATION       NORTH OF HONDURAS


EVALUATION
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  * AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.8 OCCURRED
    NORTH OF HONDURAS AT 0252 UTC ON WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10 2018.

  * BASED ON THE PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS... HAZARDOUS
    TSUNAMI WAVES ARE POSSIBLE FOR COASTS LOCATED WITHIN 1000 KM
    OF THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER.


TSUNAMI THREAT FORECAST
---------------------------------

  * HAZARDOUS TSUNAMI WAVES FROM THIS EARTHQUAKE ARE POSSIBLE
    WITHIN 1000 KM OF THE EPICENTER ALONG THE COASTS OF

      CAYMAN ISLANDS... JAMAICA... MEXICO... HONDURAS... CUBA...
      BELIZE... SAN ANDRES PROVID... COSTA RICA... PANAMA...
      NICARAGUA AND GUATEMALA



RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
-------------------

  * GOVERNMENT AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE FOR THREATENED COASTAL AREAS
    SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO INFORM AND INSTRUCT ANY COASTAL
    POPULATIONS AT RISK IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR OWN
    EVALUATION... PROCEDURES AND THE LEVEL OF THREAT.

  * PERSONS LOCATED IN THREATENED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT
    FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM NATIONAL AND
    LOCAL AUTHORITIES.


ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL
--------------------------

  * ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
    FOR PLACES WITHIN THE REGION IDENTIFIED WITH A POTENTIAL
    TSUNAMI THREAT. 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(UTC)
    ------------------------------------------------------------
    CAYMAN BRAC      CAYMAN ISLANDS    19.7N  79.9W   0328 01/10
    GRAND CAYMAN     CAYMAN ISLANDS    19.3N  81.3W   0333 01/10
    MONTEGO BAY      JAMAICA           18.5N  77.9W   0340 01/10
    COZUMEL          MEXICO            20.5N  87.0W   0341 01/10
    PUERTO CORTES    HONDURAS          15.9N  88.0W   0343 01/10
    CIENFUEGOS       CUBA              22.0N  80.5W   0345 01/10
    SANTIAGO D CUBA  CUBA              19.9N  75.8W   0354 01/10
    TRUJILLO         HONDURAS          15.9N  86.0W   0402 01/10
    KINGSTON         JAMAICA           17.9N  76.9W   0418 01/10
    LA HABANA        CUBA              23.2N  82.4W   0426 01/10
    BELIZE CITY      BELIZE            17.5N  88.2W   0430 01/10
    SAN ANDRES       SAN ANDRES PROVI  13.4N  81.4W   0443 01/10
    PROVIDENCIA      SAN ANDRES PROVI  12.6N  81.7W   0450 01/10
    PUERTO LIMON     COSTA RICA        10.0N  83.0W   0530 01/10
    GIBARA           CUBA              21.1N  76.1W   0531 01/10
    COLON            PANAMA             9.4N  79.9W   0601 01/10
    BOCAS DEL TORO   PANAMA             9.4N  82.2W   0607 01/10
    PUNTA GORDA      NICARAGUA         11.4N  83.8W   0612 01/10
    SANTA CRZ D SUR  CUBA              20.7N  78.0W   0619 01/10
    NUEVA GERONA     CUBA              21.9N  82.8W   0646 01/10
    PUERTO BARRIOS   GUATEMALA         15.7N  88.6W   0648 01/10
    PROGRESO         MEXICO            21.3N  89.7W   0751 01/10
    PUERTO CABEZAS   NICARAGUA         14.0N  83.4W   0927 01/10
    CAMPECHE         MEXICO            19.9N  90.5W   0934 01/10


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

  * A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES. THE TIME BETWEEN WAVE CRESTS
    CAN VARY FROM 5 MINUTES TO AN HOUR. THE HAZARD MAY PERSIST
    FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE.

  * IMPACTS CAN VARY SIGNIFICANTLY FROM ONE SECTION OF COAST TO
    THE NEXT DUE TO LOCAL BATHYMETRY AND THE SHAPE AND ELEVATION
    OF THE SHORELINE.

  * IMPACTS CAN ALSO VARY DEPENDING UPON THE STATE OF THE TIDE AT
    THE TIME OF THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI WAVES.

  * PERSONS CAUGHT IN THE WATER OF A TSUNAMI MAY DROWN... BE
    CRUSHED BY DEBRIS IN THE WATER... OR BE SWEPT OUT TO SEA.


NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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  * THE NEXT MESSAGE WILL BE ISSUED IN ONE HOUR... OR SOONER IF
    THE SITUATION WARRANTS.

  * AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S.
    GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT
    http://ift.tt/1shVmNa -ALL IN LOWERCASE LETTERS-.

  * FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT MAY BE FOUND AT
    PTWC.WEATHER.GOV AND AT WWW.TSUNAMI.GOV.

  * COASTAL REGIONS OF THE US GULF COAST... US EAST COAST... AND
    THE MARITIME PROVINCES OF CANADA SHOULD REFER TO U.S.
    NATIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES THAT CAN BE FOUND
    AT NTWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.

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from PTWC - Caribbean Sea Bulletins http://ift.tt/2CK1Kpb