[Petwrenny]

Tsunami warning for Hawaii canceled:
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http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/?region=2&id=hawaii.TSUHWX.2012.08.31.1332&msg

Message hawaii.TSUHWX.2012.08.31.1332

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WEHW40 PHEB 311332
TSUHWX
HIZ001>003-005>009-012>014-016>021-023>026-311532-
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BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
331 AM HST FRI AUG 31 2012

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH CANCELLATION

THE EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE IS REDUCED.

THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE
AT 0331 AM HST.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0248 AM HST 31 AUG 2012
COORDINATES - 10.9 NORTH 127.1 EAST
LOCATION - PHILIPPINE ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE - 7.6 MOMENT

EVALUATION

BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI
THREAT TO THE STATE OF HAWAII. THEREFORE THE TSUNAMI WATCH FOR
HAWAII IS CANCELLED.

HOWEVER... SOME COASTAL AREAS IN HAWAII COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL
NON-DESTRUCTIVE SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL CURRENTS
LASTING UP TO SEVERAL HOURS. THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS
MIGHT BEGIN IS

1228 PM HST FRI 31 AUG 2012

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.

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