TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1736Z 03 MAY 2006

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI WARNING CANCELLATION ...

THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR ALL COASTAL AREAS AND ISLANDS
IN THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE OF ALASKA - BRITISH COLOMBIA - WASHINGTON -
OREGON - CALIFORNIA. THOSE AREAS SHOULD REFER TO MESSAGES FROM THE
WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

 ORIGIN TIME -  1527Z 03 MAY 2006
 COORDINATES -  19.9 SOUTH  174.2 WEST 
 LOCATION    -  TONGA ISLANDS
 MAGNITUDE   -  7.8

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

 GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME    AMPL    PER
 -------------------  ----- ------  -----  ------  -----
 PAGO PAGO            14.3S 170.7W  1636Z   0.15M  24MIN
 NIUE                 19.1S 169.9W  1603Z   0.21M  10MIN
 
 TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT
 AMPL - AMPLITUDE IN METERS FROM MIDDLE TO CREST OR MIDDLE
        TO TROUGH OR HALF OF THE CREST TO TROUGH
 PER  - PERIOD OF TIME FROM ONE WAVE CREST TO THE NEXT

EVALUATION

 SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE    
 BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER. FOR    
 THOSE AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS        
 AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT      
 OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME   
 THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN    
 CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL          
 CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE    
 ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.          
                                                                     
 NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS FOR OTHER COASTAL AREAS IN THE PACIFIC     
 ALTHOUGH SOME OTHER AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES.   
 THE TSUNAMI WARNING IS CANCELLED.                                   

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS
FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.