Busses to evacuate people, what a concept!
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
FROM TWITTER:
Preliminary reports say three people missing after tsunami wave hits Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island; Juan Fernandez Island heavily damaged
Watch Station 51406
In the main thread — “8.8 Earthquake in Chili” — it was stated that THAT report about the 140 foot wave came from Twitter, and that it was an utterly unreliable source, and that furthermore, someone probably took a 40-foot wave and thought that it was a 40-meter wave, so quickly multiplied it by 3 to come up with 140-feet -— it’s a total inaccuracy; elsewise that news would be EVERYWHERE — I mean, when have we ever heard of a 140 foot ocean wave????
I *rolled my eyes* too when I heard that.
Thanks for your family’s dedication and service to the country, even if he IS a bubblehead!! The waves that passed the Marquesas islands do not look too bad....prayers for all.
I'm concerned about this stuff.
If you can, Sunken Civ, please put me on your catastrophe ping list.
He’ll probably use it too hawk Obie Care. There is absulutely nothing constructive he can add at this time, so it’s political. He’s a complete attention whore.
Hi! I was wondering if you had left yet. Please go when they tell you to. We want you safe and sound....and your family!
Take care and please keep in touch!
right now all the politicians are on trying to act like they are important and really care. Personally I don’t think anything big will happen here but am not going to stick around to find out. Always better to take the safe route.
Thanks Dinah!
Thanks for that - I think. He seems to like it, even though being 6’ 2” seems to have contributed to his developing a considerable vocabulary of colorful terms involving bulkheads.
TWITTER:
Evacuation busses in Waikiki, pets are allowed on bus, ppl heading to higher ground, call: 454-5006 for pickup.
It’s face time. Last chance before the power goes off.
Per Fox News, Obie is planning to get on TV and tell America everything “We” are doing to prepare for the tsunami.. Taking credit for everything authorities in Hawaii have done.
Its bad enough that Chile got whacked without another country getting drowned.
Busses to evacuate people, what a concept!
That way it's almost as easy being POTUS as it is to be VP! ; )
I guess it really is too much to expect one stinkin’ day without seeing him on TV
My daughter is in Honolulu & they’re high enough up to be fine - her in laws however are evacuating.
Will he also advise that all birth certificate records have been destroyed due to the tsunami tragedy?
(Heh. Just kidding)
FH... do you still have your dugout canoe from the mainline with you? OK just kidding and to let let you know you and your family are in our prayers.
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