Following the 8.9 earthquake off the coast of Japan, the National Weather Service just issued a tsunami watch for the Washington and Oregon coasts:

A TSUNAMI WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTH WASHINGTON AND NORTH AND CENTRAL OREGON COASTS AT 1130 PM PST. AN EARTHQUAKE WITH PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE OF 8.9 WAS DETECTED ON THE EAST COAST OF JAPAN. ARRIVAL OF AN INITIAL WAVE IS ESTIMATED TO ARRIVE AROUND 724 AM FRIDAY FOR THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON COASTS. STAND BY FOR UPDATES.