A tsunami advisory remains in effect for the Washington coast Tuesday night following a powerful offshore earthquake, as the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center expanded its tsunami warning to include a section of the Northern California coast.
The advisory applies to Washington’s outer coast from the Oregon border to Slip Point, as well as the Columbia River estuary and the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
Officials continue to warn residents of the potential for strong currents and minor coastal flooding, even though forecasted wave heights in Washington remain under one foot…