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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HONOLULU HI
630 AM HST MON APR 18 2011

...APRIL IS TSUNAMI AWARENESS MONTH IN HAWAII...

EACH WEEK DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN 
HONOLULU WILL SHARE TSUNAMI RELATED SAFETY INFORMATION. THE
MESSAGE THIS WEEK IS ALL ABOUT NATURAL WARNING SIGNS ASSOCIATED
WITH TSUNAMIS.

HERE ARE SOME PREPAREDNESS TIPS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL TSUNAMI INFORMATION
CENTER.

FEEL
* STRONG LOCAL EARTHQUAKES MAY CAUSE TSUNAMIS.
* FEEL THE GROUND SHAKING SEVERELY?

SEE
* AS A TSUNAMI APPROACHES SHORELINES WATER MAY
RECEDE FROM THE COAST EXPOSING THE OCEAN FLOOR
REEFS AND FISHES.
* SEE AN UNUSUAL DISAPPEARANCE OF WATER?

HEAR
* ABNORMAL OCEAN ACTIVITY...A WALL OF WATER...AND APPROACHING
  TSUNAMI CREATE A LOUD ROARING SOUND SIMILAR TO THAT OF A TRAIN
  OR JET AIRCRAFT.
* HEAR THE ROAR?

RUN
* DO NOT WAIT FOR OFFICIAL EVACUATION ORDERS.
* IMMEDIATELY LEAVE LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS.
* MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER GROUND.
* RUN IF YOU SEE A TSUNAMI COMING!

HAWAII STATE CIVIL DEFENSE MAINTAINS A GREAT WEBSITE WHERE HAWAII RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS CAN SEE WHETHER THEY ARE LOCATED IN A TSUNAMI INUNDATION ZONE.  YOU CAN
 FIND IT HERE:  HTTP://WWW.SCD.HAWAII.GOV/

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON TSUNAMIS SEE THE INTERNATIONAL TSUNAMI INFORMATION 
CENTERS WEBSITE: HTTP://ITIC.IOC-UNESCO.ORG/



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