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Text Box: The NWS operates two Tsunami Warning Centers and the International Tsunami Information Center  

Text Box: West Coast / Alaska Tsunami Warning Center (WC/ATWC) WC/ATWC provides tsunami warning guidance for Alaska, British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California.  

Text Box: Richard H. Hagemeyer Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) PTWC provides tsunami warning guidance for Hawaii, for all U.S. interests in the Pacific outside the WC/ATWC area of responsibility, and for most countries in the Pacific and around its rim.  

Text Box: Is your community prepared for the next destructive tsunami?  

Text Box: International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC) Operated by the NWS for the UNESCO Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission, ITIC monitors operations of the Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific and promotes tsunami awareness and education.  

Text Box: Tsunami Ready Program Recognition for Communities that have met certain standards of tsunami preparedness.  

Text Box: Want to know more about the national tsunami mitigation program?  

Text Box: National Tsunami Hazard Mitigation Program (NTHMP) A program designed to reduce the impact of tsunamis.  

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