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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
331 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

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CATALINA ISLAND-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS
ANGELES-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
CENTRAL COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
331 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009

…TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA…

THIS IS NOT A TSUNAMI WARNING OR TSUNAMI WATCH. REPEAT…THIS IS NOT
A TSUNAMI WARNING OR TSUNAMI WATCH.

HOWEVER…A MINOR TSUNAMI MAY BE RECORDED IN SOME AREAS OF THE COAST
WHICH COULD PRODUCE DANGEROUS CURRENTS AND SURGES IN HARBORS AND
BAYS. COASTAL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATERS…OFF
THE BEACH AND AWAY FROM HARBORS AND MARINAS. WAVE HEIGHT AND
CURRENTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO
PREDICT. MINOR WAVE FLUCTUATIONS AROUND ONE FOOT ARE EXPECTED TO
BEGIN AT:

PORT SAN LUIS HARBOR…. AT 8:59 PM LOCAL TIME

SANTA BARBARA HARBOR…. AT 9:03 PM LOCAL TIME

SAN PEDRO HARBOR…….. AT 9:06 PM LOCAL TIME

SANTA MONICA HARBOR….. AT.9:11 PM LOCAL TIME

THESE MINOR WAVE FLUCTUATIONS COULD CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE
INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN
600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE AFFECTED BY A TSUNAMI.

THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS A RESULT OF THE 8.0 EARTHQUAKE THAT OCCURRED
AT 10:48 AM PDT NEAR THE SAMOA ISLAND REGION.

STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE AN NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED IF ANY NEW DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE.

KAPLAN/GOMBERG

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