LATEST TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY: All Affected Pacific Islands Issued Tsunami Warning

Posted: February 28, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Analysis, Breaking News, Business, Community, Current, Environment, NZPacific, US & Foreign Affairs | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Issued to governments and registered news media outlets at 11.42am, Sunday, NZ Time.

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 017

PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS

ISSUED AT 2241Z 27 FEB 2010

CODE:

  • 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.

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MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY

GAUGE LOCATION        LAT   LON    TIME        AMPL         PER

——————-  —– ——  —–  —————  —–

NUKUALOFA TO         21.1S 175.2W  2024Z   0.10M /  0.3FT  62MIN

KAWAIHAE HAWAII      20.0N 155.8W  2211Z   0.52M /  1.7FT  24MIN

BARBERS PT HI        21.3N 158.1W  2140Z   0.19M /  0.6FT  76MIN

KAUMALAPAU HAWAII    20.8N 156.9W  2136Z   0.18M /  0.6FT  56MIN

KAHULUI MAUI         20.9N 156.5W  2147Z   0.98M /  3.2FT  22MIN

NAWILIWILI KAUAI     22.0N 159.4W  2151Z   0.28M /  0.9FT  44MIN

PAGO PAGO AS         14.3S 170.7W  2132Z   0.66M /  2.2FT  12MIN

MONTEREY HARBOR CA   36.6N 121.9W  2031Z   0.32M /  1.1FT  56MIN

SANTA MONICA CA      34.0N 118.5W  2035Z   0.41M /  1.4FT  32MIN

SANTA BARBARA CA     34.4N 119.7W  2029Z   0.22M /  0.7FT  48MIN

SAN DIEGO CA         32.7N 117.2W  2036Z   0.13M /  0.4FT  20MIN

APIA UPOLU WS        13.8S 171.8W  2018Z   0.16M /  0.5FT  16MIN

RAROTONGA CK         21.2S 159.8W  1907Z   0.15M /  0.5FT  24MIN

ACAPULCO MX          16.8N  99.9W  1931Z   0.62M /  2.0FT  26MIN

DART SAN DIEGO 4641  32.2N 120.7W  1931Z   0.06M /  0.2FT  24MIN

LOTTIN PT NZ         37.6S 178.2E  1934Z   0.15M /  0.5FT  10MIN

RAROTONGA CK         21.2S 159.8W  1918Z   0.32M /  1.0FT  06MIN

CABO SAN LUCAS MX    22.9N 109.9W  1833Z   0.36M /  1.2FT  12MIN

DART TONGA 51426     23.0S 168.1W  1844Z   0.04M /  0.1FT  30MIN

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

NUKU HIVA MARQUESAS   8.9S 140.1W  1745Z   0.95M /  3.1FT  04MIN

MANZANILLO MX        19.1N 104.3W  1705Z   0.32M /  1.0FT  24MIN

DART MANZANILLO 434  16.0N 107.0W  1611Z   0.07M /  0.2FT  24MIN

RIKITEA PF           23.1S 134.9W  1559Z   0.15M /  0.5FT  22MIN

DART MARQUESAS 5140   8.5S 125.0W  1531Z   0.18M /  0.6FT  18MIN

QUEPOS CR             9.4E  81.2W  1416Z   0.24M /  0.8FT  52MIN

BALTRA GALAPAGS EC    0.4S  90.3W  1452Z   0.35M /  1.2FT  14MIN

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

EVALUATION

SEA LEVEL READINGS CONFIRM THAT A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED  WHICH COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD DAMAGE. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE  APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS THREAT. THIS CENTER WILL  CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND  SEVERITY OF THE THREAT.

A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE  LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND CAN VARY  SIGNIFICANTLY ALONG A COAST DUE TO LOCAL EFFECTS. THE TIME FROM  ONE TSUNAMI WAVE TO THE NEXT CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO AN HOUR, AND  THE THREAT CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AS MULTIPLE WAVES ARRIVE.

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.

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

THE TSUNAMI WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

Tsunami Warning Includes All Islands In Pacific Ocean

Posted: February 28, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Analysis, Breaking News, Business, Community, Current, Environment, South Pacific Region, US & Foreign Affairs | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

[tweetmeme]Pacific Island nations are included in the 53 tsunami warning issued. Please check below:

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.

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HONOLULU, HAWAII: Eli Cantu and Scott Liang make sandbags along Waikiki Beach in back of the Westin Moana Surfrider February 27, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Residents are stocking up on food and emergency supplies in preparation for a potentially damaging tsunami, after a massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit central Chile which sent waves across the Pacific Ocean. Warning sirens have been reported to be going off near the coast and the state is under a tsunami warning but there is no evacuation planned at this time. So far over 100 deaths in Chile have been reported and that number is expected to rise. (Photo by Kent Nishimura/Getty Images).

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Shoppers line up in front of a grocery store as they wait for it to open February 27, 2010 in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Photos: Haitians & Helpers Search Among the Rubble (warning, images may upset)

Posted: January 16, 2010 | Author: | Filed under: Analysis, Breaking News, Business, Community, Current, Politics, US & Foreign Affairs | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI – earlier today: A child sits in his father’s arms as they camp at a makeshift site after their home was destroyed by the massive earthquake. Planeloads of rescuers and relief supplies headed to Haiti as governments and aid agencies launched a massive relief operation after a powerful earthquake that may have killed thousands. Many buildings were reduced to rubble by the 7.3-strong quake on January 12. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

[tweetmeme] These photos were taken earlier today in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Please be warned: some images are graphic and may disturb.

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A man requests help to remove bodies from under the rubbles.

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People look on as rescue workers try to reach children begging for help from under the rubble of what is left of the St Gerard building.

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A man tries to quiet a crowd down so they can listen to the children begging for help from under the rubble of what is left of the St Gerard building.


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A women lies on her hospital bed as she waits for care at the main hospital after being injured during the massive earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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Haitians dig out rubble by hand at the site of a collapsed school where dozens of students are feared buried.

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Haitians walk on the fringe of a displaced persons camp days after the earthquake.

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Haitians look at the rubble of the once-ornate National Palace that collapsed during the earthquake.

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A Haitian man turns away from the sight of hundreds of bodies piled up outside the morgue and main hospital in Port-au-Prince.

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Hands from bodies pile up outside the morgue and main hospital.

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Local water company ‘Fraicheu Local’ distributes free water

Rubble of the once-ornate National Palace that collapsed.


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Members of FAIRFAX COUNTY Urban Search and Rescue search a collapsed section of the Hotel Montana on January 14, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti during a search for survivors. Eight people, including 7 Americans, have been rescued from the rubble of the hotel. UPI/Joshua Lee Kelsey/U.S. Navy.

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Members of Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue scale a collapsed section of the Hotel Montana.

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Members of Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue search a collapsed section of the Hotel Montana

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Richard Santos, from Washington DC, is carried from the rubble of the Hotel Montana by members of Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue on January 14, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

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BELGIAN emergency workers stand as they labor to free Rosemene Josiane, 28, who had been trapped in the rubble of her house for days after the earthquake.

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A group of B-FAST (Belgian First Aid and Support Team) members worked most of the day to free the woman, who had her legs pinned under concrete; in the end, the emergency workers had to anesthetize her and amputate one leg to free her. (Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images).

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Neighbors cry out prayers of thanks after Belgian emergency workers save Rosemene Josiane, 28, who has been trapped in the rubble of her house for days since the earthquake.

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People, earlier today, carry a coffin of a relative killed by the massive earthquake.

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Search and Rescue workers from MEXICO carry their dog as they searches for survivors trapped under the rubble of what is left of a building after the massive earthquake.

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A MEXICAN rescue team with search dogs attempts to save suvivors under a seven story building.

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People who lost their homes when the massive earthquake struck take up shelter under makeshift tents in the parks in front of the Presidential Palace.

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A women waits for care at the main hospital after being injured during the massive earthquake.

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A woman requests assistance as local water companies distribute free water as relief efforts continue.

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Earlier today, rescue workers educate and coordinate with the population relief efforts days after the earthquake.

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Search and rescue team members from the Dominican Republic nap after working the night shift near the Port au Prince airport