Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
May 29, 2010 I Uncategorized.The PacificTsunami Warning Center is one of two tsunami warning centers that are operated by NOAA in the United States of America.
Headquartered in Ewa Beach, Hawaii, the PTWC is branch of an international tsunami warning system (TWS) program and serves as the operational center for TWS of the Pacific issuing bulletins and warnings to participating members and other nations in the Pacific Ocean area of responsibility.
It is also the regional (local) warning center in the State of Hawaii.The various other tsunami warning centers is the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (WCATWC) in Palmer, Alaska, serving all coastal regions of Canada and the United States except Hawaii.