Posted on 02/27/2010 4:37:11 AM PST by kristinn
The National Weather Service Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has issued a tsunami warning for Hawaii and a tsunami advisory for the West Coast of the United States.
A NWS spokesman on CNN says it is estimated the tsunami waves will be 10 to 15 feet high when they hit Hawaii. The tsunmi waves could last up to six hours.
Recent buoy reports of wave heights vary from 5 to 16 feet.
Latest statement on Hawaii:
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 7
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
148 AM HST SAT FEB 27 2010
TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
SNIP
EVALUATION
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
1119 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010
The NWS has also issued a tsunami warning for most of the Pacific region:
TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 006
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 1147Z 27 FEB 2010
Here is a local report on the West Coast tsunami advisory:
A tsunami advisory has been issued for the California coast, including Del Norte County, following a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake that struck off the central coast of Chile at 10:34 p.m. PST Friday.
The forecasted arrival time for Crescent City is 1:46 p.m. PST Saturday, however tsunamis can be dangerous for many hours after arrival, and the initial wave is not necessarily the largest, the West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center says.
THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA... WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.
... A WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT ...
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
CHILE / PERU / ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA / NICARAGUA / PITCAIRN / HONDURAS / EL SALVADOR / GUATEMALA / FR. POLYNESIA / MEXICO / COOK ISLANDS / KIRIBATI / KERMADEC IS / NIUE / NEW ZEALAND / TONGA / AMERICAN SAMOA / SAMOA / JARVIS IS. / WALLIS-FUTUNA / TOKELAU / FIJI / AUSTRALIA / HAWAII / PALMYRA IS. / TUVALU / VANUATU / HOWLAND-BAKER / NEW CALEDONIA / JOHNSTON IS. / SOLOMON IS. / NAURU / MARSHALL IS. / MIDWAY IS. / KOSRAE / PAPUA NEW GUINEA / POHNPEI / WAKE IS. / CHUUK / RUSSIA / MARCUS IS. / INDONESIA / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / YAP / BELAU / JAPAN / PHILIPPINES / CHINESE TAIPEI
Thanks for the sitrep
Regards
alfa6 ;>}
So glad this was not worse Big’s!
At least you got to spend they afternoon with your son & the wahines.
I heard something said on the news that Hawaii only has five days food at a time? Is this true?
Here, here!
Not since Geraldo opened Al Capone’s safe has there been such a knee slapping belly laugh at a huge “nothing” . This was the “fizzler” of all time. Anyone with a brain knew that since there was no wave at Easter Islands there was NOT any Tsunami!!! Pressure in water moves in concentric circles !!! what a laugh — not in fingers of uneven waves. What a joke. Who are these scientists we are paying? arrest them for stupidity!!
I heard the grocery stores were bought out, today. I’m wondering, too...........
Ohhh.....can I give thanks too?;-}
Well, I’m wondering, too. I guess it is better to be safe, than sorry, roger.
Of course! We need everyone we can find to join in on the 'TOAST'!
(You like salt on your margarita?)
Good report. This 8.8 event’s numbers sent ripples through the ocean but a sea wave through the media.
You betcha! And on the rocks hon!
So why is Hawaii more important than Chile?
And please cite evidence there was a tsunami that was "stopped in its tracks."
My six year old and I stared at the ocean for two hours on FOX. She said “I’m bored”. LOL Thank god for sparing paradise!
ha, I know what He does! and, it’s contradictory to what is going on! Bless you, bro!
yeah, in the world of prime time, it sucked big time! I am happy it did suck!
He loves all people everywhere equally. I know the property damage in Chile is going to be horrible but am not able to see the casualty totals yet have you?
Please read back through this thread - all the posts on here of the dramatic events that were occurring and it looked all the while as if the Tsunami waves were going to be disastrous and then just at the last minute everything died down and no damage was done! Now this thread has become a party celebration thread - as it should be now! And thye news says Hawaii dodged a bullet -— and it did - all by the intervention of God Himself who intervened I believe in answer to the prayers of thousands!
By the way -are you seeing all the reports of unusual clouds being reported all around the world? If so what do you think of all these reports = of new cloud types such as Linticular, and hole punch clouds.
I had to evacuate so I didn’t get to see a damn thing (just like the last time). The media wanted a catastrophe so badly that it echoed in the radio broadcasts. I’m happy to be home and they’re not.
Pig hunters? Send them here, please.
I took this one yesterday morning from my dining room!
The little buggar was looking right at me!
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