View full sizeAuthorities are evacuating the low-lying Washington coastal community of Moclips as a precaution against tsunami waves generated by the Japan earthquake.MOCLIPS, Wash. -- Sheriff's deputies and firefighters in Washington's Grays Harbor County are knocking on doors in low-lying areas of the small coastal community of Moclips, handing out tsunami warning fliers and urging residents to evacuate.
The road to the beach in Moclips is blocked off with yellow tape.
The flier warns "This is not a drill," adding that an initial tsunami wave of around 3 feet is forecast for the area Friday morning after a massive earthquake in Japan. And the flier adds, "Following waves are expected to be larger."
In Pacific County, the sheriff says an orderly evacuation is happening in Long Beach, Ilwaco and Ocean Park.