Port Alberni and West Coast Schools Closed – Tsunami Advisory

UPDATE: 9:57AM Advisory remains in effect. The Peak Reporting that eyewitness at Catalyst paper is watching water moving unusually… emptying from flats and coming back in quickly. Small waves moving up Somass river

UPDATE: 9:21AM Advisory remains in effect.

More info coming. Tune into The Peak for more information 93.3.

DO NOT GO TO HARBOUR QUAY OR ON ANY OTHER BEACHES MARINAS OR HARBOURS.

All persons near water should move away from it.

http://www.pep.bc.ca/

People in Port Alberni should be prepared to move to higher ground AT ANY TIME. If the Sirens sound. You should leave IMMEDIATELY for higher ground.

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/models/models1.html

Heights are in Metres.

———————————————— BC/AK Border
LAN Langara 0.43 [lpbc]
x White Point 0.65
———————————————— N. Tip Vancouver Is.
NVI Cape Scott 0.72
x Matlahaw Point 0.91
TOF Tofino 1.08 [tfbc]