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From: TWS Operations 
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 1999 18:35:29 GMT
To: bulletin@.............
Subject: Tsunami Warning/Watch Bulletin
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TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED 20 SEP, 1830 UTC

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
CALIFORNIA, OREGON, WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA.

.. . . A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT . . .

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR:
  TAIWAN, JAPAN, PHILIPPINES, BELAU, YAP, GUAM 

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR:
  MARCUS IS., RUSSIA, CHUUK, MARSHALL IS., HONG KONG, WAKE IS. 

FOR OTHER AREAS IN THE PACIFIC, THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

AN EARTHQUAKE, PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE 7.6, OCCURRED 20 SEP, 1747 UTC.
COORDINATES:  LATITUDE 23.8 NORTH,  LONGITUDE 121.3 EAST
VICINITY:  TAIWAN.

EVALUATION: IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED.
THIS WARNING AND WATCH ARE BASED ONLY ON EARTHQUAKE
EVALUATION.

ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL AT LOCATIONS WITHIN THE
WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE:
  HUALIEN,TAIWAN            1747Z 20 SEP
  OKINAWA,JAPAN             1905Z 20 SEP
  LEGASPI,PHILIPPINES       1951Z 20 SEP
  SHIMIZU,JAPAN             2008Z 20 SEP
  MALAKAL,PALAU             2038Z 20 SEP
  YAP                       2042Z 20 SEP
  GUAM,USA                  2111Z 20 SEP
  MARCUS                    2202Z 20 SEP
  HACHINOHE,JAPAN           2225Z 20 SEP
  TRUK,FSM                  2240Z 20 SEP
  ENIWETOK,MARSHALL ISLS    2330Z 20 SEP
  HONG KONG                 2343Z 20 SEP
  WAKE,USA                  2343Z 20 SEP
  KWAJALEIN,MARSHALL ISLS   0024Z 21 SEP

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

RECIPIENTS OF THIS MESSAGE LOCATED IN CALIFORNIA, OREGON,
WASHINGTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA, AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER ONLY
TO ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION
ABOUT ANY TSUNAMI THREAT IN THOSE AREAS.

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