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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: AmericanInTokyo
We dodged a bullet here too. Surge height zero, just some ebb and flow.

Way ahead of you on the 'time for a beer'.
1,221 posted on 02/27/2010 11:08:01 PM PST by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress!)
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To: july4thfreedomfoundation

“Maybe your cats became excited after they heard that Sarah Palin is going to be on the “Tonight” show with Jay Leno on March 2nd?”

they’re Wasilla cats so you never know. :)


1,222 posted on 02/28/2010 2:04:52 AM PST by ari-freedom (Rush:Remember to put your faith in ideas and not people. People will always, always disappoint you!)
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To: BIGLOOK

Enjoy your paradise!


1,223 posted on 02/28/2010 5:50:21 AM PST by angcat (GOD SAVE US!)
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To: pollywog

Taco salad! Yummy!

Re: grill. You can cook just about anything on a grill, just have to use some imagination and lots of cast iron. Sausage gravy, eggs.... LOL


1,224 posted on 02/28/2010 6:06:46 AM PST by gardengirl
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To: AmericanInTokyo

So thankful that the waves didn’t reach the predicted height and didn’t cause the damage that was feared. Thanks for this report!


1,225 posted on 02/28/2010 6:15:15 AM PST by luvie (DIMs?......start packin'--you're fired!)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

From this report, it looks like Japan is safe:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/02/28/japan.tsunami/

A lot of people today have so much to be thankful for.


1,226 posted on 02/28/2010 7:16:29 AM PST by yorkie ("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." Ronald Reagan)
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To: gleeaikin

Thanks gleeaikin.


1,227 posted on 02/28/2010 7:32:10 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Freedom is Priceless.)
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To: BIGLOOK

Sorry about the temporary dislocation.

Glad that it all worked out for you.


1,228 posted on 02/28/2010 7:42:22 AM PST by Grampa Dave (Does 0b0z0 have any friends, who aren't traitors, spies, tax cheats and criminals?)
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To: REDWOOD99

Yes. It’s called a self-policing community.


1,229 posted on 02/28/2010 12:28:10 PM PST by Theo (May Rome decrease and Christ increase.)
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To: yorkie

We dodged a bullet, too. But some industries were destroyed along the coast(s) here in Japan.


1,230 posted on 02/28/2010 6:49:48 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Its time to CLEARLY threaten a huge, middle-class American TAX REVOLT in Tea Party signs & placards)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

I am truly sorry.


1,231 posted on 02/28/2010 6:58:45 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

Here is the truth. There was no tsunami. None. Nunca. It was a horrible error like “we will have more hurricanes”. Those responsible should be put in prison for fraud. They were guessing ,like sueth sayers. They were full of bs. Millions were scared rabbits and altered their lives and routines for nothing. This is criminal. Be right or be FIRED. Never Never listen to these government stooges. What ever they tell you is wrong.


1,232 posted on 02/28/2010 7:23:37 PM PST by rogertarp
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To: rogertarp
Tell that the Japanese coastal maritime industry people along the east coast of Japan who had hundreds of thousands of dollars of their work along the coastlines wiped out due to the TSUNAMI, which not only exists, but which also arrived in Japan here starting around 2 p.m. or so yesterday and did its damage.
1,233 posted on 02/28/2010 7:35:06 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Its time to CLEARLY threaten a huge, middle-class American TAX REVOLT in Tea Party signs & placards)
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To: rogertarp; AmericanInTokyo; All
Try telling that to those who lost family members and those who lost loved ones.

OVER SEVEN HUNDRED LOST THEIR LIVES!

Try telling that to those who's business is now non-existant, and those who's homes are now gone. You are a sarcastic sicko, IMHO.

1,234 posted on 02/28/2010 7:45:53 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

glad that was not meant for ME ;-) (I hope)


1,235 posted on 02/28/2010 7:54:08 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Its time to CLEARLY threaten a huge, middle-class American TAX REVOLT in Tea Party signs & placards)
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To: yorkie
Probably the number will be in the thousands (of dead) in Chile once all the figures are in and the mass grave burials are finished......but hey, "no biggie", eh? / sarc/barf
1,236 posted on 02/28/2010 7:55:43 PM PST by AmericanInTokyo (Its time to CLEARLY threaten a huge, middle-class American TAX REVOLT in Tea Party signs & placards)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

Of COURSE it wasn’t meant for you - but for the ‘troll’ newbie.

I just wanted you to see my response to his heartless post.

I sat watching the satellites, the web-cams, the news casts all day yesterday - and praying for those affected by the massive earthquake.

What a horrible, horrible disaster. I am glad you are safe, AIT!


1,237 posted on 02/28/2010 8:11:12 PM PST by yorkie ("I've noticed that everyone who is for abortion has already been born." Ronald Reagan)
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