WEPA41 PAAQ 181907
TSUWCA
BULLETIN
Tsunami Message Number 1
NWS National Tsunami Warning Center Palmer AK
1207 PM PDT Thu Sep 18 2025
AKZ791-182037-
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Coastal areas between and including Amchitka Pass, Alaska
(125 miles W of Adak) to Attu, Alaska
1207 PM PDT Thu Sep 18 2025
....A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE
COASTAL AREAS OF ALASKA FROM AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA, WHICH IS
LOCATED 125 MILES W OF ADAK TO ATTU ALASKA...
If you are located in this coastal area, move 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
the water is expected or is already occurring. Areas in the
advisory should not expect widespread inundation. Tsunamis
are a series of waves dangerous many hours after initial
arrival time. The first wave may not be the largest.
At 1158 AM Pacific Daylight Time on September 18 an earthquake with
preliminary magnitude 7.8 occurred 90 miles east of
Petropavlovsk Kamchatka.
Estimated tsunami start times for selected sites are;
Shemya Alaska 1220 PM. AKDT. September 18.
The tsunami advisory will remain in effect until further notice.
Refer to the internet site
tsunami.gov for more information.
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