WEPA40 PHEB 290648 RRA ? PERSONS LOCATED NEAR IMPACTED COASTAL AREAS SHOULD STAY ALERT FOR INFORMATION AND FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ? REMAIN OBSERVANT AND EXERCISE NORMAL CAUTION NEAR THE SEA. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- ? MINOR SEA LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS OF UP TO 0.3 METERS ABOVE AND BELOW THE NORMAL TIDE MAY CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS. TSUNAMI OBSERVATIONS -------------------- ? THE FOLLOWING ARE TSUNAMI WAVE OBSERVATIONS FROM COASTAL AND/OR DEEP-OCEAN SEA LEVEL GAUGES AT THE INDICATED LOCATIONS. THE MAXIMUM TSUNAMI HEIGHT IS MEASURED WITH RESPECT TO THE NORMAL TIDE LEVEL. GAUGE TIME OF MAXIMUM WAVE COORDINATES MEASURE TSUNAMI PERIOD GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON (UTC) HEIGHT (MIN) ------------------------------------------------------------- LAUTOKA FJ 17.6S 177.4E 0619 0.01M/ 0.0FT 22 SUVA VITI LEVU FJ 18.1S 178.4E 0603 0.02M/ 0.1FT 42 VANUATU 17.8S 168.3E 0531 0.10M/ 0.3FT 16 OUINNE NEW CALEDONI 22.0S 166.7E 0518 0.26M/ 0.9FT 08 LIFOU NEW CALEDONIA 20.9S 167.3E 0444 0.12M/ 0.4FT 06 MARE NEW CALEDONIA 21.5S 167.9E 0512 0.12M/ 0.4FT 06 LENAKEL VU 19.5S 169.3E 0517 0.27M/ 0.9FT 06 NEXT UPDATE AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -------------------------------------- ? THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS NEW INFORMATION IS RECEIVED OR THE SITUATION CHANGES. ? AUTHORITATIVE INFORMATION ABOUT THE EARTHQUAKE FROM THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT