All tsunami watches and warnings previously issued have been canceled except for tsunami warnings for Chile and Peru, the Pacific Tsunami Center announced.
by CNN’s Steve Almasy 9:44 PM
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center is “still evaluating” whether to issue a tsunami warning for Hawaii in the wake of a large earthquake off Chile’s coast, said Charles McCreery, the center’s director. He estimated that a decision will be made within about an hour. He said an advisory could be issued indicating threats for swimmers due to strong currents, “but no real flooding of the land.”
by CNN’s Steve Almasy 10:17 PM
http://cnnworldlive.cnn.com/Event/Powerful_earthquake_strikes_off_Chile
EVALUATION
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A MAJOR TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED TO
STRIKE THE STATE OF HAWAII. HOWEVER...SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND
STRONG CURRENTS MAY OCCUR ALONG ALL COASTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD
TO SWIMMERS AND BOATERS AS WELL AS TO PERSONS NEAR THE SHORE AT
BEACHES AND IN HARBORS AND MARINAS. THE THREAT MAY CONTINUE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE INITIAL WAVE IS
0324 AM HST WED 02 APR 2014
FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS
WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.