Responsibilities of West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Centers.

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   West Coast and Alaska Tsunami warning center's responsibilities are:                                                                                 • The main mission of the WC/ATWC is to help protect life and property from tsunami hazard by providing tsunami information and warning messages to its area-of-responsibility.
   • The WC/ATWC AOR is the U.S. West, Alaskan, Atlantic, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Gulf of Mexico coasts as well as the east and west coasts of Canada.
   • Develop new processes and techniques to improve response times, forecast accuracy, and message content to residents in the AOR.
   • Increase community preparedness and public tsunami education through the Tsunami Ready program and outreach.
   • As of April 23, 2006 the center is staffed with two watch standing scientists 24 hours a day, every day

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