Re: [Paddlewise] Tsunami from Chilean Earthquake and West Coast

From: Dave Kruger <kdruger_at_pacifier.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 11:27:08 -0800
Craig Jungers wrote:
> 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. 

Here at the mouth of the Columbia we have an "advisory," not an "alert." 
This is a lesser warning.  Predictions of wave heights are in the one-foot 
range, arriving about 2:30 pm.  Greater heights south of us.

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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