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

From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 27 Feb 2010 12:51:55 -0800
On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 12:33 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net>wrote:

> We have a house Near South Point on the Big Island. It should have a nice
> view of the incoming tsunami! It's too high up to worry about, but Hilo
> might get a bit wet. I'd like to know if they know it's coming or they're
> just warning in case.
>

I suspect that someone knows more from the wave-rider buoys spread around
the Pacific but I don't know how to find that data. The predictions for wave
heights at the various islands in the HI chain are probably derived from
this. CNN on cable has been providing pretty decent coverage.

Twenty minutes 'til the tsunami hits the Big Island. CNN reports that the
media has been asked to leave the area of the Tsunami Warning Center in
Hono. They also say that the waves that hit the Marquesas earlier were
predicted to be 12 feet but were only 6 feet.

If you're in a kayak... stay in very deep water!

Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
www.nwkayaking.net
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