For Paddlewisers on the west coast of North America, any tsunamis generated by the 8.8 earthquake near Santiago, Chile are predicted to strike between about noon and 2:30pm depending upon how far north you are. However wave heights are generally 1 or 2 meters or less. Nevertheless, it's probably not a good time to be on the beach. And if the water goes waaaayyy out, run for high ground. Google.com has an interesting continuing feed feature that is going along at a pretty good clip and makes for interesting reading. We are cautiously watching the lake for any signs of tsunami activity. So far only one bass fisherman. Too slow to generate any waves. :P The risk of a problem is slight but it pays to be watchful just in case the pundits have it wrong. Craig Jungers Moses Lake, WA www.nwkayaking.net *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Sat Feb 27 2010 - 11:16:51 PST
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