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Gizmo

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Posted: 11:22pm 01 Apr 2007
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IDQ20003
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Transmitters serving the coastal area east coast are REQUESTED TO USE THE
STANDARD EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNAL BEFORE BROADCASTING THIS MESSAGE

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
QUEENSLAND TSUNAMI WARNING
Issued at 9:17am on Monday the 2nd of April 2007

For people in coastal areas of Queensland.

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

TSUNAMI BULLETIN

TSUNAMI THREAT TO EASTERN AUSTRALIA and Willis and Barrier Reef
Islands, Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii
has detected an undersea earthquake near Solomon Islands and has issued a
Tsunami Bulletin.

The earthquake has also been detected by Geoscience Australia.

UPDATED
*****
Willis Island Meteorological station reported NO noticable affect of waves at
9am by which time the Tsunami should have passed. They are checking to see if
there has been any affect to beaches.

At this stage the Threat seems to have eased, will maintain the warnings until
after any wave may pass near Cooktown after 9.30am.

*****

AN EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 6:40 am EST 02 APR 2007
COORDINATES -   8.6 SOUTH 157.2 EAST
LOCATION    - SOLOMON ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE   - 8.1

Based on the magnitude and location of the earthquake,
tsunami could start affecting these locations at the following local
time:

Cooktown from 0931am 02/04/2007
Cairns from 0949am
Brisbane 1033am
Gladstone 1139am
Mackay 1144am

This bulletin is also available through TV and Radio
broadcasts and the Bureau's website at


www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/

Dangerous waves and currents may affect beaches, harbours and rivers for several
hours from the time of impact and low- lying coastal areas could be flooded.

The waves can be separated in time by between ten to sixty minutes and the first
wave of the series may not be the largest.

The Queensland State Emergency Service advises that people should stay away from
low lying coastal areas.

This warning will be updated by this morning.

This warning is also available through TV and Radio broadcasts; the Bureau's
website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 218

The Bureau of Meteorology and Emergency Management Queensland would appreciate
this warning being broadcast regularly.

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