NBT TV Phuket Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/indi...9.30.102622.txt TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1026Z 30 SEP 2009 (1726 Thai time) THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN. ... A REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT ... A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR INDONESIA / INDIA / THAILAND / MALAYSIA FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN REGION...THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME. THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 1016Z 30 SEP 2009 COORDINATES - 0.9 SOUTH 99.9 EAST LOCATION - SOUTHERN SUMATRA INDONESIA MAGNITUDE - 7.7 EVALUATION EARTHQUAKES OF THIS SIZE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE LOCAL TSUNAMI AND SOMETIMES A DESTRUCTIVE REGIONAL TSUNAMI ALONG COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A THOUSAND KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AREAS FURTHER FROM THE EPICENTER COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL COASTAL CURRENTS. HOWEVER - IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WATCH IS BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THE WATCH WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER AREAS OF THE INDIAN OCEAN UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS 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 SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ INDONESIA PADANG 0.9S 100.1E 1022Z 30 SEP SIBERUT 1.5S 98.7E 1103Z 30 SEP BENGKULU 3.9S 102.0E 1125Z 30 SEP SIMEULUE 2.5N 96.0E 1136Z 30 SEP BANDA ACEH 5.5N 95.1E 1227Z 30 SEP BANDAR LAMPUNG 5.7S 105.3E 1251Z 30 SEP BELAWAN 3.8N 98.8E 1531Z 30 SEP INDIA GREAT NICOBAR 7.1N 93.6E 1236Z 30 SEP THAILAND PHUKET 8.0N 98.2E 1400Z 30 SEP (2100 local Thai time) KO PHRA THONG 9.1N 98.2E 1444Z 30 SEP (2144 local Thai time) KO TARUTAO 6.6N 99.6E 1512Z 30 SEP (2212 local Thai time) MALAYSIA GEORGETOWN 5.4N 100.1E 1546Z 30 SEP PORT DICKSON 2.5N 101.7E 1918Z 30 SEP ADDITIONAL BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT AS MORE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE JAPAN METEOROLOGICAL AGENCY MAY ISSUE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR THIS EVENT. IN THE CASE OF CONFLICTING INFORMATION...THE MORE CONSERVATIVE INFORMATION SHOULD BE USED FOR SAFETY. (see also http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/Powerful-Ear...I-t302678.html) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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