Scenario:  Initial issuance of an Urgent Local Tsunami Warning to 
Hawaii and Maui Counties in response to large earthquake off the 
Kona coast of the Big Island.


ZCZC 
WEHW40 PHEB 011033
TSUHWX

HIZ012>014-016>021-023>026-011233-
/X.NEW.PHEB.TS.W.0002.090201T1033Z-000000T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER   1
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1233 AM HST SUN FEB 01 2009

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - URGENT LOCAL TSUNAMI WARNING

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY AN URGENT TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED FOR

   HAWAII AND MAUI COUNTIES

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 1230 AM HST 01 FEB 2009
   COORDINATES - 19.3 NORTH  156.0 WEST
   LOCATION    - OFF THE KONA COAST OF THE BIG ISLAND
   MAGNITUDE   - 7.2

EVALUATION

 A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED BY THIS EARTHQUAKE.
 RECOMMEND URGENT ACTION BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.

ADDITIONAL MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED AS MORE INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.


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