March 11, 2011. Government Warning Issued for Japan
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U.S. Embassy Tokyo issued the following Warden Message on March 11:
This warden message is being issued to alert U.S. citizens residing or traveling in Japan that the Japan Meteorological Agency has issued multiple tsunami alerts covering regions in Mainland Japan and the Amami islands, as a result of a magnitude 8.9 earthquake that struck off the Northeast coast of Japan at 2:46 pm.
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a tsunami warning for the entire pacific coast of Japan. As of 4:38pm Japan time, the list of affected prefectures follows. Real-time updates can be found at the JMA website.
Tsunami Forecast Region Classification of Tsunami Warning/Advisory
IWATE PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
MIYAGI PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
FUKUSHIMA PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
CENTRAL PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
PACIFIC COAST OF AOMORI PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
IBARAKI PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
KUJUKURI AND SOTOBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
IZU ISLANDS: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
EASTERN PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
WESTERN PART OF PACIFIC COAST OF HOKKAIDO: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
JAPAN SEA COAST OF AOMORI PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
UCHIBO AREA, CHIBA PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
OGASAWARA ISLANDS: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
SAGAMI BAY AND MIURA PENINSULA: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
SHIZUOKA PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
WAKAYAMA PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
TOKUSHIMA PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Major Tsunami)
PACIFIC COAST OF AICHI PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
SOUTHERN PART OF MIE PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
KOCHI PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
MIYAZAKI PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
TANEGASHIMA AND YAKUSHIMA AREA: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
AMAMI ISLANDS AND TOKARA ISLANDS: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
SOUTHERN PART OF JAPAN SEA COAST OF HOKKAIDO: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
MUTSU BAY: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
TOKYO BAY: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
ISE BAY AND MIKAWA BAY: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
SOUTHERN PART OF AWAJI ISLAND: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
BUNGO STRAIT COAST OF EHIME PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
SETONAIKAI COAST OF OITA PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
BUNGO STRAIT COAST OF OITA PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
EASTERN PART OF KAGOSHIMA PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
WESTERN PART OF KAGOSHIMA PREF.: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
OKINAWA ISLANDS: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
DAITOJIMA AREA: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
MIYAKOJIMA AND YAEYAMA AREA: Tsunami Warning (Tsunami)
OKHOTSK SEA COAST OF HOKKAIDO: Tsunami Advisory
OSAKA PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
SETONAIKAI COAST OF HYOGO PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
OKAYAMA PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
KAGAWA PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
SETONAIKAI COAST OF EHIME PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
ARIAKE SEA AND YATSUSHIRO SEA: Tsunami Advisory
WESTERN PART OF NAGASAKI PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
AMAKUSA NADA COAST OF KUMAMOTO PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
AKITA PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
YAMAGATA PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
NIIGATA PREF.,EXCEPT SADOGASHIMA ISLAND: Tsunami Advisory
SADOGASHIMA ISLAND: Tsunami Advisory
TOYAMA PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
NOTO AREA, ISHIKAWA PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
HIROSHIMA PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
SETONAIKAI COAST OF YAMAGUCHI PREF.: Tsunami Advisory
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