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WECA40 PHEB 082336
TSUCAR
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HONOLULU HI
736 PM AST SAT FEB 08 2025
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COASTAL AREAS OF PUERTO RICO - THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS AND
THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
…A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT…
AUDIENCE
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GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS… MEDIA… AND GENERAL PUBLIC OF PUERTO
RICO… THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS… AND THE BRITISH VIRGIN
ISLANDS.
EVALUATION
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AN EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 7.5 OCCURRED
NORTH OF HONDURAS AT 723 PM AST ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8 2025.
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BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA… THERE IS A TSUNAMI THREAT TO
PUERTO RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS OF SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS
AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD ALONG
COASTS… BEACHES… IN HARBORS… AND IN COASTAL WATERS.
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THE EARLIEST ESTIMATED TIME THAT HAZARDOUS SEA LEVEL
FLUCTUATIONS AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS MAY BEGIN IN PUERTO
RICO AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS IS
948 PM AST ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 8 2025
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ACTIONS TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE… SAFETY AND PROPERTY SHOULD
BE TAKEN IMMEDIATELY.
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THE GENERATION OF TSUNAMI WAVES HAS NOT YET BEEN CONFIRMED.
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MONITORING IS UNDERWAY TO FURTHER EVALUATE THE TSUNAMI
THREAT.
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
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THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS ARE BASED ON A PRELIMINARY RAPID
ASSESSMENT OF THE EARTHQUAKE AND CHANGES MAY OCCUR.
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MAGNITUDE 7.5
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ORIGIN TIME 723 PM AST FEB 08 2025
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COORDINATES 17.8 NORTH 82.5 WEST
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DEPTH 20 MILES / 33 KM
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LOCATION NORTH OF HONDURAS
FORECASTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
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ESTIMATED TIMES OF ARRIVAL -ETA- OF THE INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE
ARE GIVEN BELOW.
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OBSERVED ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER FROM THESE ETAS AND THE
INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.
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FORECAST TSUNAMI HEIGHTS AND DURATIONS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE.
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A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE DURATION OF EACH WAVE
CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
COASTAL ETA FORECAST FORECAST
TERRITORY LOCATION (AST) HEIGHT DURATION
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PUERTO RICO AGUADILLA 948 PM
MONA ISLAND 950 PM
ARECIBO 951 PM
MAYAGUEZ 952 PM
SAN JUAN 953 PM
MAGUEYES IS 955 PM
FAJARDO 955 PM
PENUELAS 955 PM
PONCE 957 PM
CAJA DE MUERTOS 959 PM
YABUCOA 1008 PM
VIEQUES IS 1034 PM
CULEBRA IS 1052 PM
USVI CHRISTIANSTED 1014 PM
LIMETREE 1017 PM
LAMESHUR BAY 1101 PM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE 1104 PM
BVI ANEGADA 1021 PM
VIRGIN GORDA 1054 PM
ROADTOWN 1100 PM
OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY
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NO OBSERVATIONS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY ARE AVAILABLE YET.
IMPACTS
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IMPACTS WILL VARY AT DIFFERENT LOCATIONS WITHIN PUERTO RICO
AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.
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SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS THAT ARE GENERALLY LESS THAN 3 FEET
ABOVE AND BELOW THE TIDE LEVEL.
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WAVES AND CURRENTS THAT CAN DROWN OR INJURE PEOPLE IN THE
WATER.
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WAVES AND CURRENTS ON BEACHES AND IN HARBORS… MARINAS…
BAYS… AND INLETS THAT MAY BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS.
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THE HAZARD IS FORECAST TO BEGIN AROUND 948 PM AST ON SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 8 2025 AND IT CAN PERSIST FOR MANY HOURS OR LONGER.
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