bɹˈæʔn̩ ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚd lˈeɪɾɚ ðætðə dˈɛdlaɪn mˈɛsɪdʒ "stˈʌnd mˌiː ˌɪntʊ fɹˈɛnzid æktˈɪvᵻɾi bɪkˈʌz ʌv ɪts ˌɪmplɪkˈeɪʃənz", wˌɪtʃ wɜː ðætðə səspˈɛktᵻd dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɐtˈæk wʊd əkˈɜː vˈɛɹi sˈuːn ˈæftɚ wˈʌn:zˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ pˌiːˈɛm lˈoʊkəl tˈaɪm.
Bratton remembered later that the deadline message "stunned me into frenzied activity because of its implications", which were that the suspected Japanese attack would occur very soon after 1:00 pm local time.