BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER   3
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1023 AM HST TUE SEP 29 2009

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WATCH CANCELLATION...TSUNAMI ADVISORY IN
          EFFECT

THE TSUNAMI WATCH IS CANCELLED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE
AT 1023 AM HST AND A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

   ORIGIN TIME - 0748 AM HST 29 SEP 2009
   COORDINATES - 15.3 SOUTH  171.0 WEST
   LOCATION    - SAMOA ISLANDS REGION
   MAGNITUDE   - 8.3  MOMENT
   MAGNITUDE   - 8.0  RICHTER (MS)

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

 GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME        AMPL         PER
 -------------------  ----- ------  -----  ---------------  -----
 RAROTONGA CK         21.2S 159.8W  1951Z   0.47M /  1.5FT  08MIN
 APIA UPOLU WS        13.8S 171.8W  1832Z   0.70M /  2.3FT  08MIN
 PAGO PAGO AS         14.3S 170.7W  1812Z   1.57M /  5.1FT  04MIN

 LAT  - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
 LON  - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
 TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
 AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
        IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
        VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
 PER  - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

EVALUATION

 BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A MAJOR TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED
 TO STRIKE THE STATE OF HAWAII. HOWEVER SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND
 STRONG CURRENTS MAY OCCUR ALONG THE COAST THAT COULD BE A
 HAZARD TO SWIMMERS...BOATERS AND BEACHES.  THEREFORE THE
 TSUNAMI WATCH FOR HAWAII IS CANCELLED BUT A TSUNAMI ADVISORY
 IS IN EFFECT.

 THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS MIGHT BEGIN IS

                     100 PM HST TUE 29 SEP 2009

 UNLESS FURTHER INFORMATION IS RECEIVED THE ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
 UNTIL
                     700 PM HST TUE 29 SEP 2009

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL MESSAGE ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED.