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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
347 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009
UPDATED TO ADD EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION AND TO ADD THE OUTER WATERS TO 
THE ADVISORY

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ORANGE COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
SAN DIEGO COUNTY COASTAL AREAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER AND OUT 30 
NM-
WATERS FROM SAN MATEO POINT TO THE MEXICAN BORDER EXTENDING 30 TO 60 
NM OUT INCLUDING SAN CLEMENTE ISLAND-
347 PM PDT TUE SEP 29 2009
...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ORANGE COUNTY AND SAN DIEGO 
COUNTY COASTAL AREAS...
THERE IS NO TSUNAMI WATCH OR WARNING IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME FOR
THE EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA COAST.  HOWEVER...DANGEROUS 
CURRENTS AND SURGES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LOCAL HARBORS AND BAYS.
THIS THREAT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FOR COASTAL SAN DIEGO AND ORANGE 
COUNTIES AROUND 900 PM THIS EVENING.
FORECASTS INDICATE THAT A TSUNAMI WITH AMPLITUDES IN THE RANGE OF 15 
TO 20 CENTIMETERS (6 TO 8 INCHES) IS EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTHERN 
CALIFORNIA COAST.
COASTAL RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER...OFF THE
BEACH...AND AWAY FROM HARBORS AND MARINAS. WAVE HEIGHTS AND
CURRENTS ARE AMPLIFIED BY IRREGULAR SHORELINE AND ARE DIFFICULT TO
PREDICT. THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. LATER WAVES MAY
BE LARGER. MARINERS IN WATER DEEPER THAN 600 FEET SHOULD NOT BE
AFFECTED.
A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG
CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS 
IMMINENT OR EXPECTED.  SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT 
EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER THE ADVISORY.  CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO 
SWIMMERS...BOAT...AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR 
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS A RESULT OF THE 8.0 EARTHQUAKE THAT OCCURRED 
AT 10:48 AM PDT NEAR THE SAMOAN ISLANDS. 
STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL MEDIA SOURCE OR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR 
LATER DEVELOPMENTS.  
THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED WHEN NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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