Baptised Caribe Wave 2011, the exercise tested the Tsunami and Other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (Caribe EWS).
Kitts-Nevis should become a member of the Intergovernmental Coordinating Group for the Tsunami and other Coastal Hazards Warning System for the Caribbean and Adjacent Regions (CARIBE EWS).
Nearly 4, 500 flights around the nation have been cancelled due to weather conditions, a coastal flood warning is in effect for the shores in Massachusetts, southeastern Connecticut is slated for up to 7 inches of snow on Friday, and thousands in Virginia and New Jersey are left without power, the former state of which was declared a state of emergency.
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No coastal watches or warning were in effect, though a tropical storm watch could be issued for parts of the coast later Saturday, the Hurricane Center said.
Some real estate agents in coastal areas say there are warning signs.
Michel Jarraud (Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization) presented early warning systems for the protection of coastal communities.
Now efforts are made to develop operational integrated forecasting and warning systems, considering various hazards in coastal zones altogether that cause coastal inundation.
In the wake of the most recent attack, Britain's Foreign Office changed its advice to tourists heading for Kenya, warning against "all but essential travel to coastal areas within 150km of the Kenya-Somalia border, " and cautioning that beachfront accommodation in the region is particularly vulnerable.
To help save lives, JCOMM is looking for ways to improve weather and ocean observations for the coastal zones of the developing world, to increase local forecasting capability and to improve warning systems.
Based on available data, the tsunami warning center said there is "no destructive threat" to Hawaii, though it warned that some coastal areas could experience larger waves and strong currents.
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