Tsunami advisory lifted for U.S. West Coast after volcanic eruption in Pacific
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The intiial tsunami advisory — meaning "a dangerous wave is on the way" — was issued for the West Coast and Alaska on Saturday morning.Despite warnings from officials to stay away from northern California beaches, rescue crews pulled five people to safety after they ventured too close to the ocean waters churned up by the surge from Saturday's tsunami, CBS San Francisco reported.A U.S. State Department spokesperson said Saturday that American citizens in Tonga and Fiji have been alerted to a tsunami warning. "Small sea level changes, strong or unusual currents may persist for several additional hours in some coastal areas and appropriate coastal areas and appropriate caution should be exercised by boaters and swimmers," the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center tweeted.The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services said tsunami heights there were expected to be 1-2 feet, based on what was seen in Hawaii. "The tsunami may appear as water moving rapidly out to sea, a gentle rising tide like flood with no breaking wave, as a series of breaking waves, or a frothy wall of water," the National Tsunami Warning Center said.
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