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Tsunami alert ended: Pacific

windgrrl - 4-1-2014 at 05:52 PM

Alerts/warnings may be expanded to Hawaii and coastlines along North American Pacific coast (currently being evaluated):

http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/8-0-earthquake-off-chilean-coast...

http://ptwc.weather.gov/text.php?id=hawaii.TIBHWX.2014.04.02...

[Edited on 4-2-2014 by windgrrl]

micah202 - 4-1-2014 at 07:18 PM

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....I heard it's contained to Chile and Peru

.....there's efforts to get coastal areas cleared down there,,but some coastal landslides are hampering efforts,,


,,,,,,may all be safe!

woody with a view - 4-1-2014 at 07:49 PM

look out below!!!

Leo - 4-1-2014 at 07:58 PM

not another April fools joke.
It's true but with little impact at our latitude, dude.

micah202 - 4-1-2014 at 07:59 PM

http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/04/01/chile-8-0-earthquake...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued an alert for all of Latin America’s Pacific coast. Chile’s Emergency Office said a large tsunami wave was expected to hit the island of Juan Fernandez out in the Pacific just before midnight local time.

micah202 - 4-1-2014 at 08:03 PM

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...just heard that the warning covers through central america.

.....Leo^^,,,it's certainly not a 'joke' to those in effected areas

windgrrl - 4-1-2014 at 08:20 PM

Correct...alert only for other areas in NA with less than 2/3' waves expected in California coastal,areas.

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014...

micah202 - 4-1-2014 at 08:30 PM

.....even a 2-3' can cause quite a 'stir' in marina's etc,,,especially if it's high tide


........pilings only go sooo high

Bob H - 4-1-2014 at 11:57 PM

Hawaii on the lookout tonight for something coming from this........ but, maybe not much.

Ride the Wild Surf ?

MrBillM - 4-2-2014 at 09:58 AM

Nah !

It's looking like a minor event.

Which is a GOOD thing. Otherwise, it would possibly put a serious dent into the (mostly CNN) 24/7 Malaysia Flight 370 speculative coverage.

DavidE - 4-2-2014 at 02:02 PM

A SIX FOOT Tsunami hit the coast of Chile. Lesee, max speed 600 mph, how many miles is it to Mexico? Tsunami buoys, oh well hell, no one wants to hear about reality, right? They all want to see this mile-high wall of crystal blue water arriving at the shoreline. Can't add mud, octupi, seaweed, and whale --- to screw up that beautiful sapphire movie script hallucination. Yeah, throw in the mad surfer! "Ohhhhh man! I waited all my life for this onnnnnnnneeeeeeeee...."

Tsunami and earthquake damage pics

motoged - 4-2-2014 at 02:21 PM

Some pics of damage:

http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Photos+Earthquake+strikes+coast+Chile/9688378/story.html

David K - 4-2-2014 at 02:37 PM

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Originally posted by DavidE
A SIX FOOT Tsunami hit the coast of Chile. Lesee, max speed 600 mph, how many miles is it to Mexico? Tsunami buoys, oh well hell, no one wants to hear about reality, right? They all want to see this mile-high wall of crystal blue water arriving at the shoreline. Can't add mud, octupi, seaweed, and whale --- to screw up that beautiful sapphire movie script hallucination. Yeah, throw in the mad surfer! "Ohhhhh man! I waited all my life for this onnnnnnnneeeeeeeee...."


Dah-veed, did you take your meds amigo? ;D

DavidE - 4-2-2014 at 03:56 PM

The sarcastic side won out. Sorry. Global Warming, cooling, Al Qaeda, Al Gore, Tidal waves, tidal action, nothing is "ordinary" any more. Everything HAS GOT TO BE turbocharged, including the news.

It all makes for rich fodder in the snicker department...

BajaBlanca - 4-2-2014 at 08:10 PM

Ignorance is truly bliss. I had idea about the earthquake, nor the tsunami warning.

woody with a view - 4-2-2014 at 08:22 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by DavidE
They all want to see this mile-high wall of crystal blue water arriving at the shoreline. Can't add mud, octupi, seaweed, and whale --- to screw up that beautiful sapphire movie script hallucination. Yeah, throw in the mad surfer! "Ohhhhh man! I waited all my life for this onnnnnnnneeeeeeeee...."


I gotta admit, being 375 feet above sea level with a view to the Coronado Islands it sure would be a site to behold, now that you mentioned it....

willardguy - 4-2-2014 at 08:26 PM

our beloved hobart knew to catch this monster, you couldn't paddle in! RIP hobie.

micah202 - 4-3-2014 at 09:11 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by willardguy
our beloved hobart knew to catch this monster, you couldn't paddle in! RIP hobie.



...I'm glad hobie didn't market -that- thing--woulda been the last we heard:rolleyes: