One would think that Vancouver itself would be somewhat shielded by Vancouver Island. However, I also saw a wave arrival time in SEATTLE. We are directly shielded from the ocean by 100 miles of Olympic Peninsula, but if the wave can bend around coasts...who knows? Arrival time in Seattle estimated at 16:45 today. It’ll be earlier than that IF Vancouver is affected.
One thing I know: the IBC is at sea level.
Location Lat. Lon. Time Amplitude
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Talcahuano C 36.7S 73.1W 0657UTC 1.84M/6.1 FT
San Felix Ch 26.3S 80.1W 0832UTC 0.81M/2.7 FT
Caldera Chil 27.1S 70.8W 0746UTC 0.52M/1.7 FT
Coquimbo Chi 29.9S 71.3W 0902UTC 1.27M/4.2 FT
Iquique Chil 20.2S 70.2W 0851UTC 0.30M/1.0 FT
Antofagasta 23.3S 70.4W 0956UTC 0.46M/1.5 FT
Ancud Chile 41.9S 74.3W 0943UTC 0.34M/1.1 FT
Corral Chile 39.9S 73.4W 1012UTC 1.54M/5.1 FT
Callao La Pun 12.1S 77.2W 1029UTC 0.66M/2.2 FT
Baltra Ecuad 0.4S 90.3W 1251UTC 0.35M/1.2 FT
The tsunami advisory for the U.S. west coast, British Columbia,
and Alaska indicates that strong currents are expected at the
shoreline with potentially some minor inundation. Preliminary
tsunami amplitude forecasts at select points are:
La Jolla, CA 0.7M/2.3 FT Los Angeles, CA 0.6M/2.0 FT
Mailbu, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT Pt. San Luis, CA 0.7M/2.3 FT
Half Moon Bay, CA 0.8M/2.6 FT Crescent City, CA 0.5M/1.7 FT
Port Orford, OR 0.2M/0.7 FT Morro Bay, CA 0.7M/2.2 FT
Santa Monica, CA 1.0M/3.3 FT
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/02/27/725245/09/message725245-09.htm