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According to NOAA the Tsunami from the Chilean earthquake should be passing our coast right in the next few minutes a few hours ago (someone distracted me before I posted this). However, since the waves are mostly perpendicular to the flooding, the major warning here is for strong currents.
Issued by The National Weather Service
West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, AK
9:58 am PST, Sat., Feb. 27, 2010
... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA...
PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT OF EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED SITES IN THE ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW.
LA JOLLA-CA 1202 PST FEB 27 YAKUTAT-AK 1619 AKST FEB 27 SANTA BARBARA-CA 1231 PST FEB 27 KODIAK-AK 1628 AKST FEB 27 SAN FRANCISCO-CA 1326 PST FEB 27 SAND PT.
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... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA...
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD IMPACT THE ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.
THIS MESSAGE IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DATA... OBSERVED TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES... HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND FORECAST MODELS.
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES
LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0956UTC 0.46M/1.4FT ANCUD CHILE 41.9S 74.3W 0943UTC 0.34M/1.1FT CORRAL CHILE 39.9S 73.4W 1012UTC 1.54M/5.2FT CALLAO LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 1029UTC 0.66M/2.2FT BALTRA ECUADOR 0.4S 90.3W 1430UTC 0.45M/1.5FT QUEPO COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 1417UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS E 0.5S 90.2W 1241UTC 1.07M/3.5FT MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.0N 104.2W 1709UTC 0.43M/1.4FT RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 1534UTC 0.27M/0.9FT ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.8N 99.9W 1733UTC 0.43M/1.4FT TSUNAMI FORECASTS AT SELECTED POINTS - LA JOLLA CA 0.8M/2.6 FT LOS ANGELES CA 0.8M/2.6 FT MAILBU CA 1.0M/3.3 FT PISMO BEACH CA 1.4M/4.6 FT HALF MOON BAY CA 1.0M/3.3 FT SAN FRANCISCO CA 0.2M/0.7 FT HUMBOLDT BAY CA 0.4M/1.3FT CRESCENT CITY CA 0.6M/2.0 FT PORT ORFORD OR 0.3M/1.0 FT MOCLIPS WA 0.4M/1.3 FT TOFINO BC 0.5M/1.7 FT SITKA AK 0.4M/1.3 FT SEWARD AK 0.4M/1.3 FT KODIAK AK 0.7M/2.3 FT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL.
TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ... NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 8.8 TIME - 2134 AKST FEB 26 2010 2234 PST FEB 26 2010 0634 UTC FEB 27 2010 LOCATION - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE DEPTH - 34 MILES/55 KM
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE THE STATES AND PROVINCES PREVIOUSLY LISTED.
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
The tsunami wave is perpendicular to the coast, so shouldn't affect us too much. Not so sure about Hawaii or parts of Alaska though. I can't believe another strong earthquake so soon after Haiti...
Meanwhile, we're getting another El Niño storm and it's been downpouring off and on all day. The high surf warnings from that seemed to be higher priority than the tsunami advisory.
Issued by The National Weather Service
West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center, AK
9:58 am PST, Sat., Feb. 27, 2010
... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA...
PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT OF EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED SITES IN THE ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW.
LA JOLLA-CA 1202 PST FEB 27 YAKUTAT-AK 1619 AKST FEB 27 SANTA BARBARA-CA 1231 PST FEB 27 KODIAK-AK 1628 AKST FEB 27 SAN FRANCISCO-CA 1326 PST FEB 27 SAND PT.
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... A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA...
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD IMPACT THE ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.
THIS MESSAGE IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DATA... OBSERVED TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES... HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND FORECAST MODELS.
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES
LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- ANTOFAGASTA CHILE 23.3S 70.4W 0956UTC 0.46M/1.4FT ANCUD CHILE 41.9S 74.3W 0943UTC 0.34M/1.1FT CORRAL CHILE 39.9S 73.4W 1012UTC 1.54M/5.2FT CALLAO LA PUNTA PERU 12.1S 77.2W 1029UTC 0.66M/2.2FT BALTRA ECUADOR 0.4S 90.3W 1430UTC 0.45M/1.5FT QUEPO COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 1417UTC 0.27M/0.9FT SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS E 0.5S 90.2W 1241UTC 1.07M/3.5FT MANZANILLO MEXICO 19.0N 104.2W 1709UTC 0.43M/1.4FT RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 1534UTC 0.27M/0.9FT ACAPULCO MEXICO 16.8N 99.9W 1733UTC 0.43M/1.4FT TSUNAMI FORECASTS AT SELECTED POINTS - LA JOLLA CA 0.8M/2.6 FT LOS ANGELES CA 0.8M/2.6 FT MAILBU CA 1.0M/3.3 FT PISMO BEACH CA 1.4M/4.6 FT HALF MOON BAY CA 1.0M/3.3 FT SAN FRANCISCO CA 0.2M/0.7 FT HUMBOLDT BAY CA 0.4M/1.3FT CRESCENT CITY CA 0.6M/2.0 FT PORT ORFORD OR 0.3M/1.0 FT MOCLIPS WA 0.4M/1.3 FT TOFINO BC 0.5M/1.7 FT SITKA AK 0.4M/1.3 FT SEWARD AK 0.4M/1.3 FT KODIAK AK 0.7M/2.3 FT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK APPROXIMATELY TWO HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL.
TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ... NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 8.8 TIME - 2134 AKST FEB 26 2010 2234 PST FEB 26 2010 0634 UTC FEB 27 2010 LOCATION - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE DEPTH - 34 MILES/55 KM
THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE THE STATES AND PROVINCES PREVIOUSLY LISTED.
TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.
THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
The tsunami wave is perpendicular to the coast, so shouldn't affect us too much. Not so sure about Hawaii or parts of Alaska though. I can't believe another strong earthquake so soon after Haiti...
Meanwhile, we're getting another El Niño storm and it's been downpouring off and on all day. The high surf warnings from that seemed to be higher priority than the tsunami advisory.