Tsunami could strike Fiji within the next 30 minutes.
Batten down the hatches... Prayers to the folks in peril.
No warning for Hawaii, just a watch. Per National Weather Service spokesman on Fox News.
Correct that title, It's a watch only:
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER
0634 AM HST 03 MAY 2006
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI ADVISORYIS IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 0527 AM HST 03 MAY 2006
COORDINATES - 19.9 SOUTH 174.2 WEST
LOCATION - TONGA ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.8 MOMENT
EVALUATION
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED A NON-EXPANDING
REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING FOR A PART OF THE PACIFIC NEAR THE
EARTHQUAKE. BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA THERE IS NO DESTRUCTIVE
TSUNAMI THREAT TO HAWAII.
HOWEVER...SOME COASTAL AREAS IN HAWAII COULD EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA
LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG OR UNUSUAL CURRENTS LASTING UP TO
SEVERAL HOURS. THE ESTIMATED TIME SUCH EFFECTS MIGHT BEGIN IS
1133 AM HST 03 MAY 2006
BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
If a tsunami should form and head towards Hawaii, they have the best warning system in the world (I think it's the best in the world). There are sirens that go off that you can't miss, and everyone knows what that means. I hope it doesn't come to this, but if it does, at least Hawaii has their act together.
The Quarter Moon is on May 5th. This piece of data is counter to the people who theorize that earthquakes are due to a gravitational alignment of Luna and Sol.
This is what happened to mine:
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Okay
Rush just mentioned this, too. I hope all the people in its path are getting the warning.
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 002
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1631Z 03 MAY 2006
THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT
ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA.
... A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
TONGA / NIUE / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / WALLIS-FUTUNA / FIJI
FOR ALL OTHER PACIFIC AREAS, THIS MESSAGE IS AN ADVISORY ONLY.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME - 1527Z 03 MAY 2006
COORDINATES - 19.9 SOUTH 174.2 WEST
LOCATION - TONGA ISLANDS
MAGNITUDE - 7.8
EVALUATION
IT IS NOT KNOWN THAT A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. THIS WARNING IS
BASED ONLY ON THE EARTHQUAKE EVALUATION. AN EARTHQUAKE OF THIS
SIZE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI THAT CAN
STRIKE COASTLINES IN THE REGION NEAR THE EPICENTER WITHIN MINUTES
TO HOURS. AUTHORITIES IN THE REGION SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE
ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE
TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL GAUGES NEAREST THE REGION AND REPORT IF ANY
TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY IS OBSERVED. THE WARNING WILL NOT EXPAND
TO OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC UNLESS ADDITIONAL DATA ARE RECEIVED
TO WARRANT SUCH AN EXPANSION.
ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES
MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME
BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.
LOCATION COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
Everything OK Shag? May God watch over you and your family.
CHECKED FIJI GOVERNMENT WEB SITE: http://www.fiji.gov.fj/index.shtml
THERE IS NO WARNING ON WEB SITE. NOTHING.....
Ministry of Information, Communications and Media Relations
Mrs Marieta Rigamoto, Minister
VISION
A well informed and united Fiji.
MISSION
To build a united Fiji through the provision of information and the development of strong media partnerships thereby promoting media freedom and active media and public participation in nation
Hopefully nothing happens.
Maybe Keith Richard's should go back up that coconut tree he fell out of.
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No Tsunami. The Tsunami watch has been downgraded. There are no man-made defenses for a Tsunami in Hawaii. Zoning prohibits building in low areas and other aeras require an open lower level, first floor garage.