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IDQ20003
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Transmitters serving the coastal area from ... to ... are REQUESTED TO USE THE
STANDARD EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNAL BEFORE BROADCASTING THIS MESSAGE

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
QUEENSLAND TSUNAMI WARNING
Issued at 7:52am on Monday the 2nd of April 2007

For people in coastal areas of northeast Queensland.

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

TSUNAMI BULLETIN

Issued at
07:50 am EST on Monday 2 April 2007

TSUNAMI THREAT TO COASTAL AREA/ISLAND.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre [PTWC]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.

There is a possible tsunami threat to Willis and Barrier Reef
Islands.

Based on the magnitude and location of this earthquake, tsunami
could start affecting these locations at the following local time:
Willis Island from 0832am 02/04/2007

There is a possible tsunami threat to the far northeast coast of
Australia.

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
Gladstone 1139am
Mackay 1144am