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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>FYI, next Wednesday.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Michael-Peter Esko<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>W6IES<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:rderby@co.humboldt.ca.us">Derby, Ryan</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, March 17, 2022 2:37 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>FW: NW California Tsunami Warning Communications Test - March 23rd11am - Noon</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>OA Partners, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Please see the below email and attached poster from NWS regarding next Wednesday’s Tsunami Warning Communications System Test. A countywide Humboldt Alert notification will be sent out at 9AM the day of the test. Beginning at 11AM, the National Weather Service will trigger the Emergency Alert System (EAS), resulting in alerts via radio and TV broadcasts, weather radio, and activation of tsunami sirens in some areas. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow'>Please share this information with your networks to ensure that everyone is aware that THIS IS ONLY A TEST!</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>More information on the March 23<sup>rd</sup> test can be found in the email below and attached poster. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><br>Respectfully, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style='border-collapse:collapse'><tr style='height:85.0pt'><td width=101 style='width:75.75pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:85.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><img border=0 width=93 height=91 style='width:.9666in;height:.95in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D83A0B.E59973C0" alt="A close-up of a dollar bill
Description automatically generated with medium confidence"></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Consolas'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td width=391 style='width:293.25pt;padding:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;height:85.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Ryan Derby<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Emergency Services Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Terrorism Liaison Officer Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Office of Emergency Services (OES)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><a href="mailto:rderby@co.humboldt.ca.us"><span style='color:#0563C1'>rderby@co.humboldt.ca.us</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NWS Eureka - NOAA Service Account <nws.eureka@noaa.gov> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 17, 2022 2:23 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> NW California Tsunami Warning Communications Test - March 23rd 11am - Noon<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width="100%" style='width:100.0%'><tr><td style='background:#00A0D2;padding:5.0pt 2.0pt 5.0pt 2.0pt'></td><td width="100%" style='width:100.0%;background:#E5F5FA;padding:5.0pt 4.0pt 5.0pt 12.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-element:frame;mso-element-frame-hspace:2.25pt;mso-element-wrap:around;mso-element-anchor-vertical:paragraph;mso-element-anchor-horizontal:column;mso-height-rule:exactly'><b><span style='color:#222222'>Caution:</span></b><span style='color:#222222'> This email was sent from an EXTERNAL source. Please take care when clicking links or opening attachments. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Partners, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The annual Tsunami Warning Communications System <span class=gmail-il>test</span> is next Wednesday March 23rd between 11 am and noon. The <span class=gmail-il>test</span> will simulate the dissemination of a <span class=gmail-il>tsunami</span> <span class=gmail-il>warning</span> for <b>Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino</b> counties for a large <span class=gmail-il>tsunami</span> wave originating from far away, such as in Alaska or Japan. Examples of events like this in the past include 1964 (Alaska) and 2011 (Japan) when <span class=gmail-il>tsunami</span> waves hit our coastline from far away and caused damage.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br>The <span class=gmail-il>test</span> will trigger the Emergency Alert System (EAS) across the three county area of Del Norte, Humboldt, and Mendocino counties resulting in alerts on radio and TV broadcasts, weather radio, and activation of <span class=gmail-il>tsunami</span> sirens in some areas. People on the coast may also hear <span class=gmail-il>test</span> broadcasts from airplanes. The Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) system for cellular phones will NOT be tested, but in a real emergency it would be activated for a <span class=gmail-il>Tsunami</span> <span class=gmail-il>Warning</span>. However, county reverse calling systems are expected to be tested the day before or hours before the test to alert people of the coming tsunami warning system test at 11 am.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>A poster is attached for more information. Radio and TV advertisements will be running in advance of this <span class=gmail-il>test</span> and Caltrans District 1 will utilize their changeable message signs to notify drivers ahead of the <span class=gmail-il>test</span> like they have in previous years. Please help us to notify people in the three county area about this test through social media and any other method you may have available. We will be sharing posts on social media over the next several days.<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>We recommend you take advantage of this <span class=gmail-il>test</span> to review what you would do if you were provided notice that a <span class=gmail-il>tsunami</span> wave will arrive in the range of 4 to 12 hours. Discuss your plan with family, friends, and coworkers. Confirm that you have multiple ways to receive the <span class=gmail-il>warning</span>. Use <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frctwg.humboldt.edu%2Ftsunami-hazard-maps&data=04%7C01%7Crderby%40co.humboldt.ca.us%7C9927036e1135471212db08da085c4873%7Cc00ae2b64fe844f198637b1adf4b27cb%7C0%7C0%7C637831490274798488%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ua%2FLbPi1fwL2vXiUvZYmcc3o2wr%2Bpox3TFp1Ll7wGxY%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">maps, such as at this link</a> to determine if you are in a <span class=gmail-il>tsunami</span> zone. If you are in the zone, then determine where you need to go to get to high ground. If you aren't in a designated <span class=gmail-il>tsunami</span> zone, make it part of your plan to stay where you are located. Wait for official notification from local authorities to venture back into the <span class=gmail-il>tsunami</span> zone during a real event. More information about Tsunami Preparedness Week and this test can be found at:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Frctwg.humboldt.edu%2Ftsunami-preparedness-week&data=04%7C01%7Crderby%40co.humboldt.ca.us%7C9927036e1135471212db08da085c4873%7Cc00ae2b64fe844f198637b1adf4b27cb%7C0%7C0%7C637831490274798488%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=ZX2vXYLETOKou5Hz1vc3NmEPdzgAm0XN6%2B9P0Mhu2JI%3D&reserved=0">https://rctwg.humboldt.edu/tsunami-preparedness-week</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks everyone. And remember, this is only a <span class=gmail-il>test</span>!<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ryan<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Ryan Aylward<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmail-il>Warning</span> Coordination Meteorologist<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>National Weather Service<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Eureka, California<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.weather.gov%2Feureka&data=04%7C01%7Crderby%40co.humboldt.ca.us%7C9927036e1135471212db08da085c4873%7Cc00ae2b64fe844f198637b1adf4b27cb%7C0%7C0%7C637831490274798488%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=wpkaE0bF7cm7wgc%2B%2FA%2FAurlUAdOai%2FIQnwm9f26bMSU%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">www.weather.gov/eureka</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>707-443-6484 x223<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:ryan.aylward@noaa.gov">ryan.aylward@noaa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- <o:p></o:p></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222'>National Weather Service<br><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.weather.gov%2Feureka&data=04%7C01%7Crderby%40co.humboldt.ca.us%7C9927036e1135471212db08da085c4873%7Cc00ae2b64fe844f198637b1adf4b27cb%7C0%7C0%7C637831490274955135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=PM2lAM5aKTU4fgECRfLVWDQ0D64ruGHQyOqxuu2mPE8%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">Weather Forecast Office Eureka, CA</a> </span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222'>Phone - 707.443.6484</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FNWSEureka&data=04%7C01%7Crderby%40co.humboldt.ca.us%7C9927036e1135471212db08da085c4873%7Cc00ae2b64fe844f198637b1adf4b27cb%7C0%7C0%7C637831490274955135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=u5dx%2FrYv2HkWtAHwUCeXvlq%2B%2FpmmWvLBDmw6wdPgJH8%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=32 height=32 style='width:.3333in;height:.3333in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/images/facebook_logo.png"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222'> </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fnwseureka&data=04%7C01%7Crderby%40co.humboldt.ca.us%7C9927036e1135471212db08da085c4873%7Cc00ae2b64fe844f198637b1adf4b27cb%7C0%7C0%7C637831490274955135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=p5Au8fepFtBO%2BISXIrFPvmc14MVCRqT1x9isfUoIYv0%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=34 height=34 style='width:.35in;height:.35in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/images/social_twitter_sm.png"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#222222'> </span><span style='color:black'><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fuser%2FNWSEureka&data=04%7C01%7Crderby%40co.humboldt.ca.us%7C9927036e1135471212db08da085c4873%7Cc00ae2b64fe844f198637b1adf4b27cb%7C0%7C0%7C637831490274955135%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=zIihm8baUijvGH5NIZ4m4W2tL0YaA8y9HTPoui8RquM%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=34 height=34 style='width:.35in;height:.35in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/images/youtube34x34.jpg"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>