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WEPA40 PHEB 270458
TSUPAC
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0458Z 27 AUG 2012
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS…EXCEPT ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA…
WASHINGTON…OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
THIS EARTHQUAKE APPEARS TO BE A SLOW EARTHQUAKE WITH ADDITIONAL
TSUNAMI POTENTIAL.  THEREFORE A WARNING IS BEING ISSUED.
… A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT …
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / EL SALVADOR / HONDURAS / GUATEMALA /
PANAMA / MEXICO
FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN… 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.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME -  0437Z 27 AUG 2012
COORDINATES -  12.7 NORTH   88.5 WEST
DEPTH       -   54 KM
LOCATION    -  OFF COAST OF CENTRAL AMERICA
MAGNITUDE   -  7.3
EVALUATION
IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED.  THIS WARNING IS
BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES
TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL MONITOR
SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY TSUNAMI
WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND TO OTHER
AREAS OF THE PACIFIC 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
——————————–    ————    ————
COSTA RICA       CABO_SAN_ELENA     10.9N 274.0E    0526Z 27 AUG
PUERTO_QUEPOS       9.4N 275.8E    0553Z 27 AUG
CABO_MATAPALO       8.4N 276.7E    0555Z 27 AUG
NICARAGUA        CORINTO            12.5N 272.8E    0532Z 27 AUG
PUERTO_SANDINO     12.2N 273.2E    0539Z 27 AUG
SAN_JUAN_DL_SUR    11.2N 274.1E    0551Z 27 AUG
EL SALVADOR      ACAJUTLA           13.6N 270.2E    0543Z 27 AUG
HONDURAS         AMAPALA            13.2N 272.4E    0556Z 27 AUG
GUATEMALA        SIPICATE           13.9N 268.8E    0559Z 27 AUG
PANAMA           PUNTA_BURICA        8.0N 277.1E    0605Z 27 AUG
PUNTA_MALA          7.5N 280.0E    0652Z 27 AUG
BALBOA_HTS.         9.0N 280.4E    0912Z 27 AUG
MEXICO           PUERTO_MADERO      14.8N 267.5E    0606Z 27 AUG
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA…BRITISH COLUMBIA…WASHINGTON…OREGON…CALIFOR