TSUNAMI WARNING NUMBER 3 FOR QUEENSLAND Issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami
Warning Centre (JATWC) at 9:14 PM AEST on Saturday 15 January 2022
The tsunami threat assessment is UNCHANGED in this
TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
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SUMMARY:
Tsunami warning for QUEENSLAND.
MARINE THREAT
For the marine environment from Sandy Cape to Point Danger including Fraser
Island Coast, Sunshine Coast Waters, Moreton Bay, Gold Coast Waters there is the
possibility of DANGEROUS RIPS, WAVES AND STRONG OCEAN CURRENTS, AND SOME
LOCALISED OVERFLOW ONTO THE IMMEDIATE FORESHORE commencing after 8:00 pm (AEST)
Saturday and persisting for several hours.
While evacuations are not necessary for Marine Threat areas, people in these
areas are advised to get out of the water and move away from the immediate
water's edge.
The NEXT UPDATE will be issued by 10:44 PM AEST on Saturday 15 January 2022
For latest and further information on tsunami warnings, please call 1300 TSUNAMI
(1300 878 626) or visit www.bom.gov.au/tsunami
FOR URGENT EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE call 000
FOR EMERGENCY SERVICE ADVICE or GENERAL ASSISTANCE call:
QUEENSLAND FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICES on 132 500 ... See MoreSee Less
Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre
www.bom.gov.au
The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) utilises national capacity where available to provide notification and verification of earthquakes that may generate tsunamis.