Caribbean Training Course in Seismology and Tsunami Warnings June 25-30, 2007, St. Augustine, Trinidad TWC Alerting: Message Content and Dissemination Dr. Charles McCreery, Director NOAA Richard H. Hagemeyer Pacific Tsunami Warning Center NOAA Richard H. Hagemeyer Pacific Tsunami Warning Center Ewa Beach, Hawaii USA

Earth- quake Depth Earthquake Location Earthquake Magnitude (Mw) Description of Tsunami Potential Product Type < 100 kmUnder or very near the sea 6.0 to 7.0 Caribbean Very small potential for a destructive local tsunami Tsunami Information Statement 6.5 to 7.8 Atlantic Very small potential for a destructive ocean- wide tsunami Tsunami Information Statement 7.1 to 7.5 Caribbean Potential for a destructive local tsunamiLocal Tsunami Watch Message 7.6 to 7.8 Caribbean Potential for a destructive regional tsunamiRegional Tsunami Watch Message ≥ 7.9 Caribbean & Atlantic Potential for a destructive ocean-wide tsunamiOcean-wide Tsunami Watch Message Inland≥ 6.0 Carib ≥ 6.5 Atlan No tsunami potentialTsunami Information Statement ≥ 100 kmAll Locations≥ 6.0 Carib ≥ 6.5 Atlan No tsunami potentialTsunami Information Statement PROPOSED CRITERIA FOR CARTWS PRODUCTS

WMO/GTS AND AWIPS IDs FOR CARTWS PRODUCTS WMO/GTS IDAWIPS IDProduct Type WECA41 PHEBTSUCAXTsunami Watch Message WECA43 PHEBTIBCAXTsunami Information Statement

TSUNAMI STATEMENT NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 0938 UTC MON JUN THIS STATEMENT APPLIES TO COUNTRIES WITHIN AND BORDERING THE CARIBBEAN SEA...EXCEPT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.... TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT... THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. 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. TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME Z 24 JUN 2007 COORDINATES NORTH 61.0 WEST LOCATION - LEEWARD ISLANDS MAGNITUDE EVALUATION A DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT DOES NOT EXIST BASED ON HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA. HOWEVER - THERE IS THE SMALL POSSIBILITY OF A LOCAL TSUNAMI THAT COULD AFFECT COASTS LOCATED USUALLY NO MORE THAN A HUNDRED KILOMETERS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. TSUNAMI INFORMATION STATEMENT

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 0956 UTC MON JUN THIS MESSAGE APPLIES TO COUNTRIES WITHIN AND BORDERING THE CARIBBEAN SEA...EXCEPT FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.... A REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT... A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR BARBADOS / MARTINIQUE / SAINT LUCIA / DOMINICA / ST VINCENT / GUADELOUPE / BARBUDA / ANTIGUA / MONTSERRAT / GRENADA / TRINIDAD TOBAGO / ANGUILLA / SAINT MARTIN / SAINT KITTS / SAINT MAARTEN / DOMINICAN REP / BONAIRE / VENEZUELA / CURACAO / ARUBA / GUYANA / SURINAME FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE CARIBBEAN COVERED BY THIS MESSAGE...IT 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. REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH - INITIAL

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME Z 24 JUN 2007 COORDINATES NORTH 61.0 WEST LOCATION - LEEWARD ISLANDS MAGNITUDE 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 CARIBBEAN UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION. DUE TO ONLY LIMITED SEA LEVEL DATA FROM THE REGION IT MAY NOT BE POSSIBLE FOR THIS CENTER TO RAPIDLY CONFIRM NOR EVALUATE THE STRENGTH OF A TSUNAMI IF ONE HAS BEEN GENERATED. REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH - INITIAL

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 BARBADOS BRIDGETOWN 13.1N 59.6W 2157Z 24 JUN MARTINIQUE FORT-DE-FRANCE 14.6N 61.1W 2157Z 24 JUN SAINT LUCIA CASTRIES 14.0N 61.0W 2159Z 24 JUN DOMINICA ROSEAU 15.3N 61.4W 2201Z 24 JUN ST VINCENT KINGSTOWN 13.1N 61.2W 2209Z 24 JUN GUADELOUPE BASSE-TERRE 16.0N 61.7W 2209Z 24 JUN BARBUDA PALMETTO POINT 17.6N 61.9W 2212Z 24 JUN ANTIGUA SAINT JOHNS 17.1N 61.9W 2212Z 24 JUN MONTSERRAT PLYMOUTH 16.7N 62.2W 2219Z 24 JUN GRENADA SAINT GEORGES 12.0N 61.8W 2225Z 24 JUN TRINIDAD TOBAGO PIRATES BAY 11.3N 60.6W 2226Z 24 JUN PORT-OF-SPAIN 10.6N 61.5W 2312Z 24 JUN ANGUILLA THE VALLEY 18.3N 63.1W 2227Z 24 JUN SAINT MARTIN BAIE BLANCHE 18.1N 63.0W 2228Z 24 JUN REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH - INITIAL

PROPOSED CARTWS FORECAST POINTS

SAINT KITTS BASSETERRE 17.3N 62.7W 2229Z 24 JUN SAINT MAARTEN SIMPSON BAAI 18.0N 63.1W 2231Z 24 JUN DOMINICAN REP CABO ENGANO 18.5N 68.0W 2305Z 24 JUN PUERTO PLATA 19.8N 70.7W 2318Z 24 JUN SANTO DOMINGO 18.0N 70.0W 2332Z 24 JUN BONAIRE ONIMA 12.3N 68.3W 2318Z 24 JUN VENEZUELA MAIQUETIA 11.0N 67.0W 2324Z 24 JUN PORLAMAR 10.9N 63.8W 2328Z 24 JUN CUMANA 10.5N 64.2W 2358Z 24 JUN PUNTO FIJO 11.5N 70.5W 0042Z 25 JUN GOLFO VENEZUELA 11.4N 71.2W 0055Z 25 JUN CURACAO WILLEMSTAD 12.1N 68.9W 2326Z 24 JUN ARUBA ORANJESTAD 12.5N 70.0W 2340Z 24 JUN GUYANA GEORGETOWN 6.8N 58.2W 0038Z 25 JUN SURINAME PARAMARIBO 6.0N 55.5W 0047Z 25 JUN THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION. FUTURE MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED AT LEAST ONCE AN HOUR TO PROVIDE SEA LEVEL READINGS OR OTHER REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY OR TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE SITUATION UNTIL THE THREAT HAS PASSED. REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH - INITIAL

SAINT KITTS BASSETERRE 17.3N 62.7W 2229Z 24 JUN SAINT MAARTEN SIMPSON BAAI 18.0N 63.1W 2231Z 24 JUN DOMINICAN REP CABO ENGANO 18.5N 68.0W 2305Z 24 JUN PUERTO PLATA 19.8N 70.7W 2318Z 24 JUN SANTO DOMINGO 18.0N 70.0W 2332Z 24 JUN BONAIRE ONIMA 12.3N 68.3W 2318Z 24 JUN VENEZUELA MAIQUETIA 11.0N 67.0W 2324Z 24 JUN PORLAMAR 10.9N 63.8W 2328Z 24 JUN CUMANA 10.5N 64.2W 2358Z 24 JUN PUNTO FIJO 11.5N 70.5W 0042Z 25 JUN GOLFO VENEZUELA 11.4N 71.2W 0055Z 25 JUN CURACAO WILLEMSTAD 12.1N 68.9W 2326Z 24 JUN ARUBA ORANJESTAD 12.5N 70.0W 2340Z 24 JUN GUYANA GEORGETOWN 6.8N 58.2W 0038Z 25 JUN SURINAME PARAMARIBO 6.0N 55.5W 0047Z 25 JUN THIS WILL BE THE FINAL PRODUCT ISSUED BY THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH - FINAL

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 2205Z 0.44M / 1.5FT 54MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.6S 70.4W 2251Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 24MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.2W 2245Z 0.23M / 0.7FT 34MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. REGIONAL TSUNAMI WATCH – SUPPLEMENTAL INCLUDES SEA LEVEL READINGS

PTWC Sea Level Monitor Display

PTWC Sea Level Data Processing

BAHAMAS TURKS AND CAICOS BERMUDA CUBA JAMAICA HAITI DOMINICAN REPUB PUERTO RICO US VIRGIN IS BRITISH VIRGIN IS ANGUILLA SAINT MARTIN SAINT MAARTEN SAINT KITTS BARBUDA ANTIGUA MONTSERRAT GUADELOUPE DOMINICA MARTINIQUE SAINT LUCIA BARBADOS SAINT VINCENT GRENADA TRINIDAD & TOBAGO VENEZUELA BONAIRE CURACAO ARUBA BRAZIL FRENCH GUIANA SURINAME GUYANA COLOMBIA PANAMA COSTA RICA NICARAGUA HONDURAS GUATEMALA BELIZE MEXICO CARTWS FOCAL POINT DESIGNATIONS RED:FOCAL POINT INFORMATION RECEIVED (15 GTS 14 AFTN 44 FAX PHONES) BLACK:NO FOCAL POINT INFORMATION YET

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