Tsunami warning for Hawaii 2.27.10

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AP: Tsunami Warning Center Director expects waves to be the largest to hit Hawaii since 1964

Tsunami is expected to hit Hawaii around 11 AM local time.

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National Weather

Tsunami Warning



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BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 10
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
447 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
------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- -----
QUEPOS CR 0.0N 9.4E 1418Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 44MIN
BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 1313Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 36MIN
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 1205Z 0.35M / 1.1FT 52MIN
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.

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Hawaii prepares evacuations ahead of tsunami | Reuters

Hawaii prepares evacuations ahead of tsunami
HONOLULU, Sat Feb 27, 2010 10:04am EST
Tsunami in Hawaii threatens islands- US agency 7:17am EST

HONOLULU (Reuters) - Hawaii prepared to start evacuations ahead of a tsunami generated by a massive earthquake in Chile, a civil defense official on the U.S. island said on Saturday.

It planned to sound civil defense sirens across the island state at 6 a.m. local time (11 a.m. EST) after the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said a tsunami was generated that could cause damage along the coasts of all the Hawaiian islands,

"Get off the shore line. We are closing all the beaches and telling people to drive out of the area," said John Cummings, Oahu Civil Defense spokesman.

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

More than an hour before sirens were due to sound lines of cars snaked for blocks from gas stations in Honolulu.

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Tsunami to hit HI in 5 hours!! (per feeds from twitter)

Tsunami wave being reported now about 2500 miles away from Hawaii .... There WILL be a Tsunami in Hawaii in about 5 hours.

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Tsunami sirens going off in Hawaii. ETA around 11 a.m.

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Live TV stream from Tsunami center - hitsunami on USTREAM: A Live stream of Local news of the Hawaii Tsunami of February 27, 2010. Breaking News
Sirens went off a short time ago.

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Tsunami waves to reach 6 feet: The largest waves to hit Hawaii's shores will be 6 feet Tsunami waves to reach 6 feet | honoluluadvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser

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I can hear the sirens now. They are an eerie sound.

When I lived there in the 70s, we had a small one, but we still took precautions and went up to St. Louis Heights.

When I was a little girl, one struck Hilo,, Big Island with loss of life. I think it was 1959 or '60. It took much of Hilo with it. If memory serves me, that was caused by a Chilean earthquake. The Big Island, due to location/size, has taken the brunt, historically.

All the quakes that generated the ones when I lived on Oahu were of lower magnitudes.


I am calling my MIL/SIL in Aiea.

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We had tsunami sirens at 6 am and 7 am. I got calls from family around 3:30-4:00 am. The entire island is in full alert. Feels a lot like a hurricane warning.

Lots of folks in line for gas and food. We are heading up to Hanauma Bay to see what a tsunami looks like.

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I am monitoring Honolulu News, Honolulu, Hawaii News, Weather, and Sports - KITV Honolulu's Channel 4 and Home - KHON2.com for my info.

My ILs are not in harm's way. Everyone is at home on St. Louis Heights and/or Tantalus (very high ground).

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I hope due to the early warning that there will be no loss of life - everyone be safe.

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We had tsunami sirens at 6 am and 7 am. I got calls from family around 3:30-4:00 am. The entire island is in full alert. Feels a lot like a hurricane warning.

Lots of folks in line for gas and food. We are heading up to Hanauma Bay to see what a tsunami looks like.

That could be a terrible splash. I hope the beauty of that Bay returns quickly.

Robert

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Very very happy the tsunami didn't happen. Back to normalcy ...