Resources

Since Federal fiscal year 2008, Congress has authorized NOAA's National Weather Service to offer a grants program to support tsunami preparedness, mitigation, mapping, modeling, and warning coordination activities. These resources are some of the results of that funding.

Preparedness

• TsunamiZone
• Vertical Evacuation 

Maritime Strategies

• Washington Tsunami Maritime Strategies
• Washington Tsunami Boater's Guide

Modeling Guidance, Products, and Reference Materials

• Part I: Tsunami Inundation Modeling
• Part II: Tsunami Inundation Maps
• Part III: Tsunami Inundation Determination for Non-Modeled Regions
• Part IV: Tsunami Evacuation Maps
• Part V: Landslide Modeling Guidelines
• NEW - Part VI: Guidelines and Best Practices for Tsunami Hazard Analysis, Planning, and Preparedness for Maritime Communities
• Meteotsunami Modeling Guidelines
• Checklist for Tsunami Modeling and Mapping Reports and/or Metadata
• NTHMP Inundation Products List (April, 2009)
• Guidance for safe Minimum Offshore Depth for Vessel Movement for Tsunamis (February, 2017)
• Sediment Transport Bibliography of Known Research and Projects (July, 2018)

Wayfinding and Debris Planning

• Tsunami Wayfinding Guide
• "Understanding Tsunami Debris and Sediment Planning and Mitigation: A Guide for Local Debris Planners"

Alerting

• United States Tsunami Alerting Analysis - 2026