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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: wtc911
Here's the issue: the tsunami wave that will hit the leeward side of the Hawaiian Islands first will be a continuous surge of water anywhere between five and seven feet high that could last for 30-40 minutes. That's like a storm surge from a hurricane, and it will literally scour the shoreline clean.

It was that action that caused so much horrible damage on Banda Aceh on the west end of Sumatra in 2004: a 20-foot high surge of water that lasted for a long period of time, literally scouring that town flat and killing over 100,000 people.

421 posted on 02/27/2010 10:51:58 AM PST by RayChuang88 (FairTax: America's economic cure)
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To: alfa6; All

shutting down now and heading for safety. Don’t want to wait for the last minute. Aloha and thank all for caring. Talk as soon as possible , hopefully later today. FH


422 posted on 02/27/2010 10:52:19 AM PST by fish hawk
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To: LUV W; BIGLOOK

My granddaughter in law is there near Pearl alone..She called my daughter this morning..Navy grandson at sea.

Prayers for you and yours, Big Look.


423 posted on 02/27/2010 10:52:30 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men and going upWomen)
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To: Eye of Unk

The trolls are so thick lately you have to wade through them. It’s getting ridiculous. I guess that ad on Craig’s list for Obots got a lot of takers.


424 posted on 02/27/2010 10:52:33 AM PST by mojitojoe (“Medicine is the keystone of the arch of socialism.” - Vladimir Lenin)
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To: GalaxieFiveHundred

Obama made like a 30 second speech and then ran off, probably to go do some indoor golfing.

OK, thanks, the web cam is back up, it does have to be refreshed, its just a still image, the live feed cam I think will work for somebody else, I’m on a dialup.


425 posted on 02/27/2010 10:52:57 AM PST by Eye of Unk ("Either you are with us or you are for the terrorists." ~~George W. Bush)
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To: fish hawk

Be safe, fish hawk!


426 posted on 02/27/2010 10:53:45 AM PST by Dinah Lord
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To: NoRedTape

NO inundation evacuations at 6 a.m. That’s just when the first sirens went off. They’re blowing them hourly now. TV stations with full coverage.

For the guy in Alaska asking where Kona was, look for Kailua (Kailua-Kona) on the Big Island (the island furthest south). Hilo is usually the hardest hit in this sort of thing (opposite side of the island).

All islands have been told to expect a tsunami. The shorelines are the places to avoid.


427 posted on 02/27/2010 10:53:59 AM PST by BuckyKat
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To: Right Wing Assault

I have a friend on FB in Hawaii, she’s giving us periodic updates on the situation there...so far, people seem to be evacuating like they are supposed to. Hopefully you won’t have large groups of people staying behind ‘for the show’ who will wind up dead if some big waves DO hit the beaches!


428 posted on 02/27/2010 10:54:05 AM PST by pillut48 ("Stand now. Stand together. Stand for what is right."-Gov.Sarah Palin, "Going Rogue")
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To: RayChuang88

More wave reports in from the Tsunami Center:

HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1741Z 1.79M / 5.9FT 12MIN
PAPEETE TAHITI 17.5S 149.6W 1810Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 10MIN
CABO SAN LUCAS MX 22.9N 109.9W 1743Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 18MIN
NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS 8.9S 140.1W 1745Z 0.95M / 3.1FT 04MIN


429 posted on 02/27/2010 10:54:12 AM PST by tcrlaf (Obama White House=Tammany Hall on the National Mall)
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To: Dinah Lord
President Barack Obama holds conference call from the Situation Room of the White House concerning the earthquake in Chile, Feb. 27, 2010.

"But I don't like Domino's pizza. Doesn't Little Caesers still have that two for one deal? I just love that little 'Pizza, Pizza' guy!"


430 posted on 02/27/2010 10:54:40 AM PST by GalaxieFiveHundred
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To: tcrlaf
Here is a link of the 2004 Tsunami. Many Amateur videos many have not seen.

http://www.asiantsunamivideos.com/

Video player will pop-up when link is clicked.

431 posted on 02/27/2010 10:54:44 AM PST by winoneforthegipper ("If you can't ride two horses at once, you probably shouldn't be in the circus" - SP)
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To: kristinn
Prayers up for all affected.

Ditto!
432 posted on 02/27/2010 10:55:02 AM PST by mlizzy ("Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person" --Mother Teresa.)
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To: fish hawk

God be with you, fish hawk.


433 posted on 02/27/2010 10:55:06 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men and going upWomen)
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To: MEG33
Aloha kakahiaka, Meg....and thanks!
I'm heading mauka in 5 minutes and don't know when I'll get back. Noon, hopefully.
434 posted on 02/27/2010 10:55:12 AM PST by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress!)
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To: mojitojoe

Yeah I know bro, care to tell them its the end of civilization and they have 3 hours to repent? A sane person would at least be somewhat concerned about current events, instead of trying to whitewash a black past.

just a little troll humor...


435 posted on 02/27/2010 10:55:28 AM PST by Eye of Unk ("Either you are with us or you are for the terrorists." ~~George W. Bush)
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To: tcrlaf; All

5.9 foot waves in the Marquesas 13 minutes ago.


436 posted on 02/27/2010 10:55:39 AM PST by tcrlaf (Obama White House=Tammany Hall on the National Mall)
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To: pillut48

We’ve got a great place for “the view” about a mile from our home. It’s way high elevated with a view across the entire South Shore to Diamond Head. If the better half gets some good photos I’ll post them.


437 posted on 02/27/2010 10:56:53 AM PST by BuckyKat
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To: NonValueAdded

Thank you!


438 posted on 02/27/2010 10:57:48 AM PST by MEG33 (God Bless Our Military Men and going upWomen)
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To: mupcat

So I have time to order one last Mike’s chili cheese burger and garlic fries here in Eureka? (Elevation 16’)


439 posted on 02/27/2010 10:58:05 AM PST by tubebender
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To: tcrlaf

I’m watching what looks like a guy fishing on a Kona cam in a red boat at 9:01:26

http://www.konavillage.com/contents/v/Web_Cam


440 posted on 02/27/2010 10:58:11 AM PST by Eye of Unk ("Either you are with us or you are for the terrorists." ~~George W. Bush)
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