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
Saying a prayer for your son’s safety right now. Let us know if you hear anything.
Prayer for all that are in harms way, especially for my family members in Tahiti.
Wow! I have family on Hawaii hope they are ok :(
BTTT! Take care, thanks for the report
Thanks for the link, Tara.
Prayers to protect all who may be in harm’s way and for comfort to their loved ones who are worried.
Depending on the severity, tourist season may be ruined.
Prayers up for the safety of those in the sites of the coming water.
Maui’s got a lot of hilly terrain, and many of the beachfront places are rather high on bluffs.........he should have no problems unless he’s deep asleep right on the beach!
I have been researching volcanos and earthquakes for a book I am writing. I have seen evidence of a roughly 100 year cycle of increasing and decreasing severity of those events. One aspect is that there seems to be about a 30 year period when there is a greater amount of such activity. If I am correct that we are near the end of the most recent cycle and can expect some very major quakes and volcanic events in the next few years.
The previous cycle started with the 1883 Krakatoa Volcano, the Charleston EQ in 1886 had major volcanos in Martinique, St. Vincent, and Central America in 1902 and 1903, the San Francisco EQ in 1906, and ended with Katmai volcano in Alaska in 1911. There were no doubt other events of interest, but these are the ones I have looked at in detail.
The cycle before that began with the Laki Fissure event in Iceland of 1783 which killed 10,000 people, mostly from starvation, and may have triggered the French Revolution. It ended with the great New Madrid, MO series of EQs during 1811-1812. There was an 1812 EQ in Caracas, Venezuela that killed 20,000 (Tell Chavez that our secret weapons test back then also caused that EQ, not just the one in Haiti). Undoubtedly there were other events in between, but I have not studied that period as much.
Of course the 1960 quake which hit Chile with a 9.5 on the Richter scale, had been preceded with a warning 7.0 quake the day before.
Hopefully the 8.8 quake is the big one and not just a precursor for tomorrow or tonight. Full moon is tomorrow at 11:38am.
The tsunami from the 1960 quake hit Hilo, Hawaii with a 10 meter wave, wiping out its waterfront about 15 hrs after the seismic event.
http://www.pdc.org/DisasterInfo/Tsunami/OahuEvacMaps.html
Civil Defense Tsunami Evacuation Zones for Oahu
Select a location from either the list or map to view Tsunami Evacuation Zones.
Map 1: Waikiki
Map 2: Waikiki to Wailupe
Map 3: Wailupe to Hanauma Bay
Map 4: Hanauma Bay to Makapuu
Map 5: Makapuu to Waimanalo
Map 6: Waimanalo to Kailua
Map 7: Kailua to Kaneohe Bay
Map 8: Kaneohe Bay to Kahana Bay
Map 9: Kahana Bay to Hauula
Map 10: Hauula to Malaekahana
Map 11: Malaekahana to Sunset Beach
Map 12: Sunset Beach to Waialua Bay
Map 13: Waialua Bay to Mokuleia
Map 14: Mokuleia to Yokohama Bay
Map 15: Yokohama Bay to Pokai Bay
Map 16: Pokai Bay to Kahe Point
Map 17: Kahe Point to Ewa Beach
Map 18: Ewa Beach to Airport
Map 19: Airport to Waikiki
Here on the Oregon Coast we are due for the every 300 yr mega quake.
So you know it is running through my mind as well.
King Vanity (being a quad has spec prep needs) is delaying our departure for doing our shuttle route for the Seafood/Wine fest.
So as what ends up being delays can be a good thing or as it seems to always work out for us.
We Prayed before departure for a safe route and good riders as we will today but add on intentions for no natural disasters.
We are in a huge tsanami zone.
Our home is one of the rare areas that sits just out of the wave flow of the zone.
Ocean/bay as I look out the perch here continues to look like a sheet of glass very quiet and still.
We live right on top of a sea bird sanctuary so we will be watching their behaviour.
Prayer intentions for all Gods people/creatures living in the middle of the quake zone.
And all those souls now in repose.
Prayers for his safety MTMS. He is more mobile with that bike then someone depending on a automobile right now. Plus, he may already have a couple days food (energy bars, water) in his pack. Sounds like he'll be O.K..:)
Oh, dear...prayers for your son, and for all in harm’s way.
Hope you are able to contact him soon.
Are you giving us a clue to something when you use the word “Carusoe”?
Geraldo? :)
Good to hear that, ErnBatavia. Thanks for the encouragement. I suppose he has been awakened by now and gotten up higher. He said he wanted an adventure and I guess he is getting one.
Continued prayers for all....
I can’t get it to work. Is it just me or is anyone else having trouble?
PER TWITTER:
President Obama headed to White House Situation Room to deal with tsunami warnings - White House
Never let a good crisis go to waste....
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