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Tsunami Warning for Hawaii, First Wave at 11:19 a.m. HST, 10-15 Foot Waves; Advisory for West Coast
Saturday, February 27, 2010 | Kristinn/ NWS

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; US: California; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: banzaipipeline; catastrophism; chile; chileearthquake; earthquake; hawaii; pipeline; sunsetbeach; surfsup; tsunami; waimae
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To: BIGLOOK

Well that makes sense then...is there not a lot of agriculture on the islands?


1,181 posted on 02/27/2010 7:23:24 PM PST by AZamericonnie
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To: BIGLOOK

Just came over to this thread and read through your sitrep....

Thank goodness it was nothing more than staring at the water on a beautiful Saturday afternoon(I say that as snow keeps falling in NE Ohio)so praise the big guy upstairs!!

But we keep those in harms way close and in our prayers. With all the aftershocks, I fear we’ve only seen the beginning of something that we don’t want to see...


1,182 posted on 02/27/2010 7:26:45 PM PST by cleveland gop (GLENN BECK, TOO MUCH PAULETTE AND WAY TOO MUCH LIBERTARIAN FOR MY TASTE!!)
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To: yorkie

thanks . I thought I was alone here. The Sheeple are disoriented after the scientists failed them. They are running into fences and confused. Question everything.


1,183 posted on 02/27/2010 7:37:32 PM PST by rogertarp
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To: BIGLOOK

Oh, Big Look - for one - javelinas are ‘protected’. It is illegal to kill or even harm them. For two - I have heard that the meat of wild javelina is tough and wild tasting.

For three - you got any better ideas? - (not to mention digging a trench and not telling anybody).


1,184 posted on 02/27/2010 7:45:45 PM PST by yorkie ("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." Ronald Reagan)
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To: yorkie
Wanna buy a rifle? ...jes kidding!

Shoot, at that range, a decent handgun might do it. Or 20 gauge using a slug or sabot. Or a light rifle, like a .22 Hornet.

But it is possible I could pass by your way, on the way from the Coast to Texas (but not to sell firearms, that was a joke).

I used to hunt the feral hogs out this way...haven't gotten around to it much recently, though with all these rains, they are easier to find...though it's getting a bit late for the rooting, as they've most likely gone through and gobbled up all the semi-sprouted acorns they'd be likely to find, by now...

Somehow I don't feel like the little native javelina you have there, won't still be around then, just hanging around in the yard.

Arizona, I take it?

I'd wager a decent local, nearby hog hunter would sure like to give you his phone number, though. Dang it.

1,185 posted on 02/27/2010 7:47:43 PM PST by BlueDragon (there is no such thing as a "true" compass, all are subject to both variation & deviation)
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To: rogertarp

The ‘sheeple’ are falling off the cliff, roger. Those that don’t jump are looking for a ‘safe space’ where they can be free to speak and question.


1,186 posted on 02/27/2010 7:48:15 PM PST by yorkie ("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." Ronald Reagan)
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To: yorkie

Protected? oh, right. But not in all areas? Something like that comes to mind....


1,187 posted on 02/27/2010 7:49:16 PM PST by BlueDragon (there is no such thing as a "true" compass, all are subject to both variation & deviation)
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To: AZamericonnie
There's as much agriculture as the market allows. Since the cost of planting a crop (fumigation, seed, irrigation, pesticides and labor) it's a risky venture if the market prices decline during the harvest cycle.

For example; green house tomatoes cost me 32 cents/pound to grow and the market was paying 60 cents/lb (net 28 cents). But when the market went to 25 cents/lb, big time loss for every pound produced.

Doesn't matter what the crop is if it's grown for the wholesale market. But if it's a little farmer's market scheme, it's all petty cash in hand (but basically an underground economy) and can be profitable....until you're caught.
1,188 posted on 02/27/2010 7:50:03 PM PST by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress!)
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To: yorkie

You go, girl! LOL!

God be praised in His care for his children!


1,189 posted on 02/27/2010 7:51:01 PM PST by luvie (DIMs?......start packin'--you're fired!)
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To: yorkie
Here's a snip from an State Arizona Fish & Game page;

It'a almost Spring. Arrows are quiet. get a license & tag? Then you won't need any strangers wandering 'round...

1,190 posted on 02/27/2010 7:56:19 PM PST by BlueDragon (there is no such thing as a "true" compass, all are subject to both variation & deviation)
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To: BIGLOOK

Gotcha...makes sense...until we get to the “and can be profitable....until you’re caught” part!


1,191 posted on 02/27/2010 8:01:59 PM PST by AZamericonnie
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To: BlueDragon

Yes - that was a javelina. I used to throw ‘chicken scratch’ out for them at the same time every night. (They have built in clocks, btw).

Then, one evening, the boar, tried to break into my closed in porch when he didn’t get a refill, when he wanted it.

That scared me - and I decided to quit ‘feeding’ them.

I have a 350 S & W - with laser point. But, if anyone from the Fish and Game ever found out I killed one of the little buggars, I’d end up in jail for a long time.

BTW, there is NOTHING to repel them. I had a ‘family’ of 11 that came here every day, and teared up my property. I had the Fish and Game Dept. come out and tell me what I could do.

They told me ‘nothing’, except quit feeding the birds.

I had bought a b-b gun - (spring loaded) thinking it would deter them - but the shots didn’t phase them. (Their hide is two inches thick, I think.)

I bought a wrist sling-shot with steel balls - but, didn’t like the thought of injuring an animal. (The steel balls I shot would shatter large rocks.)

So - I just put up with them - as they tear up my place. Yes - Arizona. How’d ya guess?


1,192 posted on 02/27/2010 8:03:03 PM PST by yorkie ("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." Ronald Reagan)
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To: yorkie
How did I guess? Uh, I'm a hunter. Used to spend a lot of time hunting hogs in Monterey, San Luis Obispo, & San Benito Counties. Used to get 'em too, occasionally. One has to be persistent, go hunting quite a lot...which I was able to do, whenever the weather kept us from going (commercial) fishing, which was as often as not.
1,193 posted on 02/27/2010 8:19:26 PM PST by BlueDragon (there is no such thing as a "true" compass, all are subject to both variation & deviation)
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To: BlueDragon

Ya got a good recipe for javelina? (Personally, I don’t think I could ‘dress’ one).

Guess I would have to get somebody to dig a hole for me................


1,194 posted on 02/27/2010 8:24:23 PM PST by yorkie ("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." Ronald Reagan)
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To: yorkie
get a license & a tag, if hunting is allowed in your area.

As close as that small pig was, I'd say a .357 would do it. Maybe even just a .38, but shot placement is critical. But I don't use such a light caliber (except for once).

I've taken a hog up close with a handgun...if one can hit the base of the skull right behind the ear, that drops 'em like a rock.

1,195 posted on 02/27/2010 8:24:48 PM PST by BlueDragon (there is no such thing as a "true" compass, all are subject to both variation & deviation)
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To: kristinn

http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleId=553735&publicationSubCategoryId=200

Trunami-triggered big waves hit east coast of Mindanao
(philstar.com) Updated February 28, 2010 10:30 AM

MANILA, Philippines (Xinhua) - Hundreds of residents in the east coast of Mindanao in southern Philippines moved to higher grounds due to the tsunami alert issued after the massive earthquake in Chile.

Philippine Coast Guard spokesman Amend Balio told Xinhua Sunday they are confirming where residents in other parts of the Philippines had been evacuated.

Big waves hit the coastal area in the village of Kidalapong, forcing at least a hundred people to evacuate to higher grounds, Inquierer.net quoted Victorina Mendez, police chief of Malita in Davao Del Sur, as saying.

Mayor Michelle Rabat in Mati City in Davao Oriental said the city’s disaster teams and the Coast Guard, have been put on alert.

Rabat added that a number of residents living along the white sand beaches of the village of Dahican have also moved to higher and safer grounds after seeing a rise in the water level.

In Tarragona town, which also faces the Pacific Ocean, some residents also panicked and evacuated.

In Tandag, Surigao Del Sur, hundreds of coastal residents evacuated to the municipal hall on Saturday night.


1,196 posted on 02/27/2010 8:30:29 PM PST by bushpilot1
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To: AZamericonnie
The bankrupt state is shaking down farmer's markets for General Excise licenses and full reporting (with sales receipts) on transactions.

The cost of doing business in Hawaii is going postal.

$300 a pop.

That's the real t$unami here.
1,197 posted on 02/27/2010 8:33:52 PM PST by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress!)
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To: BlueDragon

Sorry, BD - I have a .38 S&W - laser point.

It would kill me to ‘injure’ a wild pig - I don’t know if I could handle that..........


1,198 posted on 02/27/2010 8:42:06 PM PST by yorkie ("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." Ronald Reagan)
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To: yorkie
Learning to butcher pork isn't that tough. Nothing to worry about. Guts won't bite you.

Cook the meat like one would other pork, for the most part? Stew it in a crock pot? that is, if it looks and smells ok? Or maybe take the meat to a small butcher shop that makes sausage, and have them add some beef trim and spices. that is, if the meat isn't too strong tasting. I've never eaten javelina, though I do know that big boar hogs can be a bit rank, though not always. Sausage is about the only option, then. Deer & hog, with beef trim that still has some real meat to it, can make a very good sausage.

Pork "chops" are on either side of the spine. One can de-bone the loins and leave all the bone, not worrying about making classic "chops".
I've never cut a javelina, but I'd guess they are much similar to other pigs. Hams are rear quarters, picnic hams are front...but they don't have to be turned into "ham", they can be cooked like a roast.

A hacksaw can help, particularly for cutting off the racks of ribs. Parboil, then cook on a bar-b-que?

OR;
One can pretty much just gut, skin, then de-bone the whole thing a bit at a time. It doesn't have to be perfect.

Wrap the meat tightly with plastic wrap (doing so can eliminate freezer burn), then wrap that with newspaper, label, and throw it in the freezer. Nothing to it. It might take a couple of hours.

they can make sausageout of frozen product, then re-freeze. It's ok. The rule of thumb is that as long as the meat is in a different form, like from being swing beef to cut beef, or frozen cuts to sausage or burger, etc., then it's perfectly all right to re-freeze, if it isn't allowed to sour, or course.

1,199 posted on 02/27/2010 8:46:42 PM PST by BlueDragon (there is no such thing as a "true" compass, all are subject to both variation & deviation)
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To: yorkie
Make sure your aim is true. Practice. Don't attempt a shot you are not certain of.

A little more horsepower than .38 might be good, particularly if one isn't within 25 feet of the animal (there are many different ".38" variations, some much more powerful than others, but that's another story).

1,200 posted on 02/27/2010 8:52:17 PM PST by BlueDragon (there is no such thing as a "true" compass, all are subject to both variation & deviation)
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