[MarinTeams] Tsunami Alert - San Fransicso Area arount 2126Z (1:26PM)

Bill Smith hbco2 at sbcglobal.net
Sat Feb 27 14:18:35 EST 2010


1. AT 1034 PM PST A 8.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED IN CHILE.  THE WEST
COAST.  TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN PALMER AK ADVISES A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN
GENERATED.
2. A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM
THE CALIFORNIA MEXICO BORDER TO THE OREGON CALIFORNIA BORDER.

3. THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER ADVISES THAT THE FIRST WAVES WILL HIT THE LA
JOLLA CALIFORNIA AREA AROUND 2002Z WITH POSSIBLE WAVE HEIGHT OF NINE
FEET (??).

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA AROUND 2126Z.
FORECAST HEIGHT           0.2M    0.7 FT

WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK AROUND TWO HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL.


4. ALERT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 280100Z



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