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Hawaii on Alert for Tsunami (& other Pacific nations, incl west coast US & Alask)

AlaskaDenise

AlaskaDenise

In Memoriam
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1051 PM HST FRI FEB 26 2010

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0834 PM HST 26 FEB 2010
COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MOMENT
MAGNITUDE - 8.4 RICHTER (MS)

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 20MIN
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0652Z 1.15M / 3.8FT 46MIN

LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

EVALUATION

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS ISSUED AN EXPANDING
REGIONAL TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH FOR PARTS OF THE PACIFIC
LOCATED CLOSER TO THE EARTHQUAKE. AN EVALUATION OF THE PACIFIC
WIDE TSUNAMI THREAT IS UNDERWAY AND THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT
HAWAII COULD BE ELEVATED TO A WATCH OR WARNING STATUS.

IF TSUNAMI WAVES IMPACT HAWAII THEIR ESTIMATED EARLIEST ARRIVAL
TIME IS

1119 AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2010/hawaii.2010.02.27.084523.txt
 
Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - conflicting tsunami messages for now

Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - conflicting tsunami messages for now

latest update:

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0844Z 27 FEB 2010

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... A TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH ARE IN EFFECT ...

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

CHILE / PERU

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

ECUADOR / COLOMBIA / ANTARCTICA / PANAMA / COSTA RICA

FOR ALL OTHER AREAS COVERED BY THIS BULLETIN... IT IS FOR
INFORMATION ONLY AT THIS TIME.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0634Z 27 FEB 2010
COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
DEPTH - 55 KM
LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE - 8.8

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 20MIN
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0652Z 1.15M / 3.8FT 46MIN

LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE
BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND
COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD
TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS
CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE
EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.

FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS
AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT
OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME
THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN
CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL
CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE
ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS
WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL
ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE
LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN
SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR.

LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
CHILE TALCAHUANO 36.7S 73.1W 0729Z 27 FEB
VALPARAISO 33.0S 71.6W 0739Z 27 FEB
COQUIMBO 29.9S 71.3W 0801Z 27 FEB
CORRAL 39.8S 73.5W 0810Z 27 FEB
CALDERA 27.1S 70.8W 0821Z 27 FEB
ANTOFAGASTA 23.3S 70.4W 0844Z 27 FEB
IQUIQUE 20.2S 70.1W 0911Z 27 FEB
ARICA 18.5S 70.3W 0929Z 27 FEB
GOLFO DE PENAS 47.1S 74.9W 0934Z 27 FEB
PUERTO MONTT 41.5S 73.0W 1052Z 27 FEB
EASTER IS. 27.1S 109.4W 1205Z 27 FEB
PUNTA ARENAS 53.2S 70.9W 1213Z 27 FEB
PUERTO WILLIAMS 54.8S 68.2W 1404Z 27 FEB
PERU MOLLENDO 17.1S 72.0W 0936Z 27 FEB
SAN JUAN 15.3S 75.2W 0952Z 27 FEB
LA PUNTA 12.1S 77.2W 1045Z 27 FEB
PIMENTAL 6.9S 80.0W 1114Z 27 FEB
TALARA 4.6S 81.5W 1127Z 27 FEB
CHIMBOTE 9.0S 78.8W 1132Z 27 FEB
ECUADOR LA LIBERTAD 2.2S 81.2W 1202Z 27 FEB
ESMERELDAS 1.2N 79.8W 1234Z 27 FEB
BALTRA IS. 0.5S 90.3W 1313Z 27 FEB
COLOMBIA TUMACO 1.8N 78.9W 1253Z 27 FEB
BAHIA SOLANO 6.3N 77.4W 1327Z 27 FEB
BUENAVENTURA 3.8N 77.2W 1340Z 27 FEB
ANTARCTICA THURSTON IS. 72.0S 100.0W 1312Z 27 FEB
PANAMA PUERTO PINA 7.4N 78.1W 1331Z 27 FEB
PUNTA MALA 7.5N 79.9W 1334Z 27 FEB
PUNTA BURICA 8.0N 82.8W 1340Z 27 FEB
COSTA RICA CABO MATAPALO 8.4N 83.3W 1344Z 27 FEB
PUERTO QUEPOS 9.4N 84.2W 1417Z 27 FEB

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.
THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2010/pacific.2010.02.27.084258.txt
 
Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - conflicting tsunami messages for now

Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - conflicting tsunami messages for now

The tsunami measurements continue - latest update:

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1149 PM HST FRI FEB 26 2010

TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII

SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0834 PM HST 26 FEB 2010
COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MOMENT
MAGNITUDE - 8.4 RICHTER (MS)

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN
ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0832Z 0.40M / 1.3FT 58MIN
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 20MIN

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2010/hawaii.2010.02.27.094806.txt

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Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - spreading tsunamis being recorded - "at least" 78 Deaths

Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - spreading tsunamis being recorded - "at least" 78 Deaths

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.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0834 PM HST 26 FEB 2010
COORDINATES - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST
LOCATION - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE
MAGNITUDE - 8.8 MOMENT

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
ANCUD CL 41.9S 73.8W 0838Z 0.62M / 2.0FT 84MIN
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 1029Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 30MIN
ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 1008Z 0.94M / 3.1FT 42MIN
IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0907Z 0.28M / 0.9FT 68MIN
ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.2S 70.4W 0941Z 0.49M / 1.6FT 52MIN
DART LIMA 32412 18.0S 86.4W 0941Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 36MIN
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0843Z 0.45M / 1.5FT 20MIN
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0653Z 2.34M / 7.7FT 88MIN
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0852Z 1.32M / 4.3FT 30MIN
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0739Z 0.90M / 2.9FT 16MIN
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0815Z 0.53M / 1.7FT 08MIN
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0708Z 1.29M / 4.2FT 20MIN

LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH)
LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST)
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME)
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL.
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT.
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT).
PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT.

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

MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.


http://www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/ptwc/
 
Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - spreading tsunamis being recorded - "at least" 78 Deaths

Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - spreading tsunamis being recorded - "at least" 78 Deaths

Seems to be conflicting reports over the tsunami size. Reports of 30-40 meter waves hitting Easter Islands have been unconfirmed.
A 1.3 metre tsunami wave was observed at Valparaiso, 200 kilometres north of the epicentre about 20 minutes after the earthquake.
Click to expand...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/southamerica/easterisland/7330898/Chile-earthquake-Easter-Island-evacuation-as-tsunami-brings-disaster-to-Pacific-islands.html

live feed link to Chile (Spanish)
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/tv-de-chile
 
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Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - spreading tsunamis being recorded - "at least" 78 Deaths

Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - spreading tsunamis being recorded - "at least" 78 Deaths

Asia braces for tsunami after Chile quake

By ERIC TALMADGE
The Associated Press
Saturday, February 27, 2010; 7:22 AM
PH2010022701147.jpg

Japan Meteorological Agency's official Yasuo Sekita speaks near the graphic showing the seismic center of an earthquake in Chile during a news conference at the agency in Tokyo Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010. The massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday. (AP Photo/Shuji Kajiyama) (Shuji Kajiyama - AP)

TOKYO -- Wide swaths of the south Pacific, Asia and Australia braced for a tsunami after a devastating earthquake hit the coast of Chile on Saturday.

Officials in Japan and Australia warned a tsunami from the earthquake was likely to hit Asian shorelines within 24 hours. The Pacific Tsunami Warning
Center in Hawaii issued a tsunami caution for areas across the region.

"Sea-level readings confirm that a tsunami has been generated which could cause widespread damage," the center said in a bulletin after the magnitude-8.8 quake. "Authorities should take appropriate action to respond to this threat."

The center noted that the first waves after a quake are not necessarily the largest and said tsunami wave heights are difficult to predict because they can vary significantly along a coast due to the local topography.
Earthquakes across the Pacific have had deadly effects on Asia in the past.

A tsunami after a magnitude-9.5 quake that struck Chile in 1960, the largest earthquake ever recorded, killed about 140 people in Japan, 61 in Hawaii and 32 in the Philippines. That tsunami was about 3.3 to 13 feet (one to four meters) in height, Japan's Meteorological Agency said.

The tsunami from Saturday's quake was likely to be much smaller because the quake itself was not as strong.

Japanese public broadcaster NHK quoted earthquake experts as saying the tsunami would likely be tens of centimeters (inches) high and reach Japan in about 22 hours. A tsunami of 28 centimeters (11 inches) was recorded after a magnitude-8.4 earthquake near Chile in 2001.


The Meteorological Agency said it was still investigating the likelihood of a tsunami from the magnitude-8.8 quake and did not issue a formal coastal warning.

Australia, meanwhile, was put on a tsunami watch.

The Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for a "potential tsunami threat" to New South Wales state, Queensland state, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. Any potential wave would not hit Australia until Sunday morning local time, it said.

The Bureau of Meteorology said a tsunami had already been observed off the coast of Chile that may threaten Australia.

The earthquake struck early Saturday in central Chile, shaking the capital for a minute and a half.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a warning for a swath of territories across the Asia-Pacific, also including New Zealand, Samoa, American Samoa, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, the Philippines and Taiwan.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/27/AR2010022701075.html
 
Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - spreading tsunamis being recorded - "at least" 78 Deaths

Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - spreading tsunamis being recorded - "at least" 78 Deaths

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.


http://www.prh.noaa.gov/pr/ptwc/messages/hawaii/2010/hawaii.2010.02.27.134754.txt
 
Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - spreading tsunamis being recorded - "at least" 82 Deaths

Re: 8.8 EQ - Offshore MAULE, Chile - 2,391K exposed to severe shaking & mod-heavy damage - spreading tsunamis being recorded - "at least" 82 Deaths

Estimated initial tsunami wave arrival times at forecast points
within the warning and watch areas are given below. Actual
arrival times may differ and the initial wave may not be the
largest. A tsunami is a series of waves and the time between
successive waves can be five minutes to one hour.

Location forecast point coordinates arrival time
-------------------------------- ------------ ------------
chile
talcahuano 36.7s 73.1w 0729z 27 feb
valparaiso 33.0s 71.6w 0739z 27 feb
coquimbo 29.9s 71.3w 0801z 27 feb
corral 39.8s 73.5w 0810z 27 feb
caldera 27.1s 70.8w 0821z 27 feb
antofagasta 23.3s 70.4w 0844z 27 feb
iquique 20.2s 70.1w 0911z 27 feb
arica 18.5s 70.3w 0929z 27 feb
golfo de penas 47.1s 74.9w 0934z 27 feb
puerto montt 41.5s 73.0w 1052z 27 feb
easter is. 27.1s 109.4w 1205z 27 feb
punta arenas 53.2s 70.9w 1213z 27 feb
puerto williams 54.8s 68.2w 1404z 27 feb

peru
mollendo 17.1s 72.0w 0936z 27 feb
san juan 15.3s 75.2w 0952z 27 feb
la punta 12.1s 77.2w 1045z 27 feb
pimental 6.9s 80.0w 1114z 27 feb
talara 4.6s 81.5w 1127z 27 feb
chimbote 9.0s 78.8w 1132z 27 feb

ecuador
la libertad 2.2s 81.2w 1202z 27 feb
esmereldas 1.2n 79.8w 1234z 27 feb
baltra is. 0.5s 90.3w 1313z 27 feb

colombia
tumaco 1.8n 78.9w 1253z 27 feb
bahia solano 6.3n 77.4w 1327z 27 feb
buenaventura 3.8n 77.2w 1340z 27 feb

antarctica
thurston is. 72.0s 100.0w 1312z 27 feb
cape adare 71.0s 170.0e 1650z 27 feb

panama
puerto pina 7.4n 78.1w 1331z 27 feb
punta mala 7.5n 79.9w 1334z 27 feb
punta burica 8.0n 82.8w 1340z 27 feb
balboa hts. 9.0n 79.6w 1457z 27 feb

costa rica
cabo matapalo 8.4n 83.3w 1344z 27 feb
puerto quepos 9.4n 84.2w 1417z 27 feb
cabo san elena 10.9n 86.0w 1452z 27 feb

nicaragua
san juan dl sur 11.2n 85.9w 1452z 27 feb
puerto sandino 12.2n 86.8w 1512z 27 feb
corinto 12.5n 87.2w 1520z 27 feb

pitcairn
pitcairn is. 25.1s 130.1w 1455z 27 feb

honduras
amapala 13.2n 87.6w 1520z 27 feb

el salvador
acajutla 13.6n 89.8w 1531z 27 feb

guatemala
sipicate 13.9n 91.2w 1539z 27 feb

fr. Polynesia
rikitea 23.1s 135.0w 1542z 27 feb
hiva oa 10.0s 139.0w 1723z 27 feb
papeete 17.5s 149.6w 1748z 27 feb

mexico
puerto madero 14.8n 92.5w 1552z 27 feb
acapulco 16.9n 99.9w 1615z 27 feb
manzanillo 19.1n 104.3w 1709z 27 feb
socorro 18.8n 111.0w 1719z 27 feb
cabo san lucas 22.8n 110.0w 1749z 27 feb
mazatlan 23.2n 106.4w 1753z 27 feb
punta abreojos 26.7n 113.6w 1856z 27 feb
ensenada 31.8n 116.8w 2016z 27 feb

cook islands
rarotonga 21.2s 159.8w 1814z 27 feb
penryn is. 8.9s 157.8w 1925z 27 feb
pukapuka is. 10.8s 165.9w 1950z 27 feb

kiribati
flint is. 11.4s 151.8w 1836z 27 feb
malden is. 3.9s 154.9w 1934z 27 feb
christmas is. 2.0n 157.5w 2028z 27 feb
kanton is. 2.8s 171.7w 2112z 27 feb
tarawa is. 1.5n 173.0e 2258z 27 feb

kermadec is
raoul is. 29.2s 177.9w 1912z 27 feb
niue niue is. 19.0s 170.0w 1918z 27 feb

new zealand
east cape 37.7s 178.5e 1918z 27 feb
gisborne 38.7s 178.0e 1922z 27 feb
dunedin 45.9s 170.5e 1952z 27 feb
napier 39.5s 176.9e 1954z 27 feb
wellington 41.3s 174.8e 1955z 27 feb
milford sound 44.6s 167.9e 2005z 27 feb
north cape 34.4s 173.3e 2010z 27 feb
bluff 46.6s 168.3e 2030z 27 feb
lyttelton 43.6s 172.7e 2040z 27 feb
auckland(e) 36.7s 175.0e 2056z 27 feb
nelson 41.3s 173.3e 2127z 27 feb
westport 41.8s 171.6e 2129z 27 feb
auckland(w) 37.1s 174.2e 2140z 27 feb
new plymouth 39.1s 174.1e 2219z 27 feb

tonga
nukualofa 21.0s 175.2w 1940z 27 feb

american samoa pago pago 14.3s 170.7w 1951z 27 feb

samoa apia 13.8s 171.8w 2006z 27 feb

jarvis is. Jarvis is. 0.4s 160.1w 2026z 27 feb

wallis-futuna wallis is. 13.2s 176.2w 2028z 27 feb

tokelau nukunonu is. 9.2s 171.8w 2030z 27 feb

fiji suva 18.1s 178.4e 2104z 27 feb

australia
hobart 43.3s 147.6e 2105z 27 feb
sydney 33.9s 151.4e 2146z 27 feb
brisbane 27.2s 153.3e 2310z 27 feb
gladstone 23.8s 151.4e 0101z 28 feb
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hawaii
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solomon is.
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russia
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Hawaii on Alert for Tsunami

Hawaii on Alert for Tsunami

Obama warns Americans to heed tsunami warnings

? 2010 The Associated Press

Feb. 27, 2010, 1:12PM

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<!-- end floating resource box --> WASHINGTON ? President Barack Obama says the U.S. is preparing for a tsunami that could reach American shores and he wants people in Hawaii, American Samoa and Guam to follow the instructions of local authorities.


A tsunami warning ? the highest alert level ? is in effect for those Pacific Ocean locations after a powerful earthquake struck Chile.


Obama also is encouraging people along the West Coast to be prepared for the possibility of dangerous waves and currents.


more....


http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/6889001.html
 
Re: Hawaii on Alert for Tsunami

Re: Hawaii on Alert for Tsunami

Statement By FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate On Tsunami Warnings Issued For The Pacific

Release Date: February 27, 2010
Release Number: HQ-10-022
?FEMA and the Department of Homeland Security are closely monitoring the situation, and officials are in close contact with the State of Hawaii and the U.S. territories in the Pacific Ocean that could be impacted by a potential tsunami. FEMA stands ready to assist should a request for assistance be made, and does have pre-deployed assets in Hawaii, including food, water, generators and other resources. We urge all individuals to follow the direction provided by local officials.?
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards.
Last Modified: Saturday, 27-Feb-2010 14:06:42
 
Re: Hawaii on Alert for Tsunami (& other Pacific nations, incl west coast US & Alask)

Tsunami Advisory Statement as of 11:06 AM PST on February 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.-AK 1629 akst Feb 27
Crescent City-CA 1346 PST Feb 27 Juneau-AK 1635 akst Feb 27
Charleston-or 1402 PST Feb 27 Dutch Harbor-AK 1638 akst Feb 27
seaside-or 1446 PST Feb 27 Seward-AK 1639 akst Feb 27
Westport-WA 1457 PST Feb 27 Adak-AK 1642 akst Feb 27
Neah Bay-WA 1507 PST Feb 27 Valdez-AK 1657 akst Feb 27
tofino-BC 1515 PST Feb 27 Cordova-AK 1706 akst Feb 27
Langara-BC 1551 PST Feb 27 Cold Bay-AK 1709 akst Feb 27
Sitka-AK 1529 akst Feb 27 Shemya-AK 1721 akst Feb 27
Ketchikan-AK 1549 akst Feb 27 Homer-AK 1739 akst Feb 27
for arrival times at additional locations see
wcatwc.Arh.NOAA.Gov



http://www.wunderground.com/US/AK/145.html#SPE
 
Re: Hawaii on Alert for Tsunami (& other Pacific nations, incl west coast US & Alask)

Hawaii lifts tsunami warning from island
Updated 13:16

Published: 4:31AM Sunday February 28, 2010

Source: Reuters
At a glance...
Hawaii waves could reach 2.4 metres (8 feet)
Big Island town of Hilo most at risk
Buses will patrol beaches to take people to safety

Hawaii lifts tsunami warning from island (Source: Reuters)

Source: ReutersA long line of cars wait to gas up after learning about the tsunami warning for the Hawaiian Islands in Mililani

The tsunami warning issued for the US state of Hawaii following a massive earthquake in Chile has been lifted, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says.

The warning centre said on its website that based on all available data, there is no longer a destructive tsunami threat to the state.

It also said some coastal areas in Hawaii may still experience sea level changes or strong currents lasting for several more hours.

Hawaii prepares

Hawaii sounded warning sirens and began evacuating residents near the coastline ahead of a tsunami generated by the earthquake.

Civil defence sirens sounded across the island state at 6am local time (4am NZT) after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami was generated that could cause waves of up to 2.4 metres and damage along the coasts of all the Hawaiian islands.

"We're not expecting this to be a worst-case scenario, but we are expecting dangerous waves to appear on shore," said Charles McCreery, director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.
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Civil defence officials sent firefighters and firetrucks into neighborhoods bordering the coast, and used loud speakers urging residents to evacuate.

Gas stations in Honolulu were jammed with lines of cars stretching 400 metres in some places as residents waited to fill gas tanks before evacuating.

Buses were to patrol beaches and take people to parks in a voluntary process expected to last five hours.

"Urgent action should be taken to protect lives and property," the Warning Center said in a bulletin. "All shores are at risk no matter which direction they face."

The centre has issued a Pacific-wide tsunami warning that included Hawaii and stretched across the ocean from South America to the Pacific Rim.

Geophysicist Victor Sardina said the Hawaii-based centre was urging all countries included in the warning to take the threat very seriously.

"Everybody is under a warning because the wave, we know, is on its way. Everybody is at risk now," he said in a telephone interview.

The warning follows a huge earthquake in Chile that killed at least 122 people and triggered tsunamis up and down the coast of the earthquake-prone country.

Estimates from the centre forecast the first tsunami, which is a series of several waves in succession, would hit Hawaii at 11:05am Hawaii time (11:05am NZT) in the town of Hilo on the Big Island of Hawaii, with waves around 2.4 metres high.

Popular beaches

Smaller waves were then expected to hit Honolulu, and its popular beaches like Waikiki, roughly 20 minutes later.

Sardina said the centre had looked at Hilo Bay on Hawaii Island as a worst-case scenario.

"The shape of the bay favours the waves gaining in height," he said in a telephone interview.

The last time a destructive tsunami struck Hawaii was on May 23, 1960, when much of downtown Hilo was destroyed and 61 people killed in the aftermath of an 8.5 magnitude earthquake off the west coast of South America, according to the US Geological Survey. Wave heights in Hilo Bay reached 9.4 metres.

But since then, tsunamis have largely been a no-show. The last time civil defence officials ordered evacuations was in 1994, prompting concern that some Hawaii residents may not take this event seriously.

The West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center also said a tsunami advisory is in effect for the coastal areas of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia and Alaska from the California-Mexico border to Attu, Alaska.

A tsunami advisory means that a tsunami capable of producing strong currents or waves dangerous to persons in or very near the water is imminent or expected. But significant, widespread inundation is not expected for areas under an advisory.
http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/hawaii-lifts-tsunami-warning-island-3384449
 
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