[pct-l] OT- Hazards on the other PCT

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Hazards of hiking/biking the other PCT (Pacific Coast Trail):

Tsunami Advisory
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
521 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
   COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM THE
   CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER...

...THIS MESSAGE IS INFORMATION ONLY FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
   WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
   OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA...

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
 A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD IMPACT THE
 ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PERSONS
 IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM
 THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY
 EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES.
 - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE
   WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

THIS MESSAGE IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DATA... OBSERVED TSUNAMI
AMPLITUDES... HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND FORECAST MODELS.

A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES

 LOCATION                   LAT    LON     TIME        AMPL
 ------------------------  -----  ------  -------     -----------
 APIA  WEST SAMOA          13.8S  171.8W  1832UTC     0.70M/2.3FT
 PAGO PAGO  AMER. SAMOA    14.3S  170.7W  1825UTC     1.57M/5.1FT
 RAROTONGA  COOK IS. (NZ   21.2S  159.8E  1950UTC     0.54M/1.8FT
 PAPEETE  FR. POLYNESIA    17.5S  149.6W  2137UTC     0.14M/0.5FT
 PENRHYN  COOK IS. NZ       9.0S  158.0W  2103UTC     0.08M/0.3FT
 PORT VILA  VANUATU        17.8S  168.3E  2239UTC     0.18M/0.6FT
 NAWILIWILI KAUAI  HI      22.0N  159.4W  0011UTC     0.16M/0.5FT
 KAWAIHAE  HI              20.0N  155.8W  0013UTC     0.18M/0.6FT
 FORECASTS INDICATE THAT A TSUNAMI WITH AMPLITUDES IN THE RANGE
 OF 20 TO 65CM IS EXPECTED ALONG THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON COAST.
 TSUNAMIS OF THIS AMPLITUDE CAN GENERATE STRONG CURRENTS DANGEROUS
 TO THOSE VERY NEAR OR IN THE OCEAN.  THE TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED TO
 BUILD AND REACH ITS MAXIMUM APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF HOURS
 AFTER THE INITIAL ARRIVAL.  TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES AND OTHER
 AMPLITUDE FORECASTS ARE LISTED IN THE WEB SITE BELOW.

TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
       IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
       VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 8.0
 TIME      - 0948 AKDT SEP 29 2009
             1048  PDT SEP 29 2009
             1748  UTC SEP 29 2009
 LOCATION  - 15.6 SOUTH 172.0 WEST
           - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
 DEPTH     - 21 MILES/33 KM

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS CANCELLED THEIR WARNING
FOR COUNTRIES AROUND SAMOA AND CONTINUED THE ADVISORY FOR
HAWAII.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE
WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED.  SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY.  CURRENTS MAY BE
HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 120 MINUTES OR SOONER IF
THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION.

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COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO
BORDER TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER
521 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
   COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM THE
   CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER...

PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE
WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT OF EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL
TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED
SITES IN THE ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW.

SANTA BARBARA-CA 2111  PDT SEP 29  SAN FRANCISCO-CA 2131  PDT SEP 29
LA JOLLA-CA      2116  PDT SEP 29  CHARLESTON-OR    2132  PDT SEP 29
CRESCENT CITY-CA 2120  PDT SEP 29  SEASIDE-OR       2205  PDT SEP 29
FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
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