Check out this graphic representation of how energy from the Chilean Earthquake is expected to dissipate across the Pacific and this animated model of the Chilean tsunami created by the Earthquake Research Institute of Tokyo.
Here are the latest official statements:
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA CA 1100 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010 .DISCUSSION...AS OF 11:00 AM PST SATURDAY...UPDATE FOR LATEST TSUNAMI INFO: .TSUNAMI...HERE IS LATEST INTEL FROM JUST FINISHED 10:30 AM CONF CALL WITH THE TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER. BIGGEST CONCERN WILL BE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST FACING BEACHES. OUTSIDE OF OUR AREA THE LATEST MODEL RUNS SHOW A 4.6 FOOT WAVE AT PISMO BEACH IN SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY. NO REAL CHANGE IN WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES WITH 12:31 PM AT SANTA BARBARA AND 1:26 PM AT SAN FRANCISCO. FORECAST WAVE HEIGHTS STILL 3.3 FEET FOR HALF MOON BAY AND 0.7 FEET FOR SAN FRANCISCO. LOCAL AREAS OF INCREASED CONCERN WOULD BE NORTH SIDE OF MONTEREY BAY IN THE VICINITY OF SANTA CRUZ/CAPITOLA. ALSO SAN MATEO COAST AND HALF MOON BAY AS WELL AS THE MARIN COAST. HOPEFULLY THE FRESH IMAGES OF THE MAVERICKS WAVE EVENT WILL HELP TO KEEP PEOPLE CLEAR OF THE AREA BEACHES. EVEN THOUGH INTITIAL WAVES WILL ARRIVE AFTER MIDDAY....THE PEAK WAVE ACTION MAY BE DELAYED SEVERAL HOURS. BEST COURSE OF ACTION WILL BE TO STAY AWAY FROM THE COAST THE REST OF TODAY...INCLUDING SURFERS. PLEASE HELP LOCAL OFFICIALS BY TAKING THIS TSUANMI ADVISORY SERIOUSLY AND RESIST THE URGE TO VISIT THE BEACHES/COAST. COAST GUARD AND OTHER AGENCIES ARE ALREADY SWAMPED. MORE INFO AS IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. ***...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... RECOMMENDED ACTIONS A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH COULD IMPACT THE ADVISORY REGIONS LISTED IN THE HEADLINE. PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. EVACUATIONS ARE ONLY ORDERED BY EMERGENCY RESPONSE AGENCIES. - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. THIS MESSAGE IS BASED ON EARTHQUAKE DATA... OBSERVED TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES... HISTORICAL INFORMATION AND FORECAST MODELS. A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL ------------------------ ----- ------ ------- ----------- SANTA MONICA CA 34.0N 118.5W 2024UTC 0.64M/2.1FT RIKITEA FR. POLYNESIA 23.1S 135.0W 1737UTC 0.28M/0.9FT SAN FELIX CHILE 26.3S 80.1W 0841UTC 0.59M/2.0FT SANTA CRUZ GALAPAGOS E 0.5S 90.2W 1240UTC 1.08M/3.5FT WAITANGI CHATHAM ISLAN 43.9S 176.6W 1932UTC 0.55M/1.8FT RAOUL IS. FISHING DOCK 29.3S 177.9W 1937UTC 0.26M/0.9FT PAGO PAGO AMER. SAMOA 14.3S 170.7W 2030UTC 0.43M/1.4FT OWENGA CHATHAM NZ 44.0S 176.4W 2003UTC 0.75M/2.5FT BALTRA ECUADOR 0.4S 90.3W 1430UTC 0.45M/1.5FT QUEPO COSTA RICA 9.4N 84.2W 1417UTC 0.27M/0.9FT TSUNAMI FORECASTS AT SELECTED POINTS - MORE ON WEB SITE LA JOLLA CA 0.8M/2.6 FT LOS ANGELES CA 0.8M/2.6 FT MALIBU CA 1.0M/3.3 FT PISMO BEACH CA 1.4M/4.6 FT HALF MOON BAY CA 1.0M/3.3 FT SAN DIEGO CA 0.4M/1.3 FT HUMBOLDT BAY CA 0.4M/1.3FT CRESCENT CITY CA 0.6M/2.0 FT SANTA MONICA CA 1.2M/3.9 FT MOCLIPS WA 0.4M/1.3 FT SANTA BARBARA CA 0.8M/2.6 FT LAGUNA BEACH CA 0.9M/2.9 FT SEWARD AK 0.4M/1.3 FT KODIAK AK 0.7M/2.3 FT FORECASTS INDICATE THE EXPECTED HEIGHT ABOVE NORMAL SEA LEVEL. TSUNAMIS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO FOUR HOURS AFTER ARRIVAL. TIME - TIME OF MEASUREMENT AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS MAGNITUDE - 8.8 TIME - 2134 AKST FEB 26 2010 2234 PST FEB 26 2010 0634 UTC FEB 27 2010 LOCATION - 36.1 SOUTH 72.6 WEST - NEAR COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE DEPTH - 34 MILES/55 KM THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER IN EWA BEACH HAWAII WILL ISSUE MESSAGES FOR HAWAII AND OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC OUTSIDE THE STATES AND PROVINCES PREVIOUSLY LISTED. TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE WATER IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS UNDER AN ADVISORY. CURRENTS MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SWIMMERS... BOATS... AND COASTAL STRUCTURES AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE UPDATED IN 60 MINUTES OR SOONER IF THE SITUATION WARRANTS. THE TSUNAMI MESSAGE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION. ...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO ATTU ALASKA... PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS. TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR WATER IS IMMINENT OF EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SELECTED SITES IN THE ADVISORY ARE PROVIDED BELOW. SANTA BARBARA-CA 1231 PST FEB 27 KODIAK-AK 1628 AKST FEB 27 SAN FRANCISCO-CA 1326 PST FEB 27 SAND PT.-AK 1629 AKST FEB 27 CRESCENT CITY-CA 1346 PST FEB 27 JUNEAU-AK 1635 AKST FEB 27 CHARLESTON-OR 1402 PST FEB 27 DUTCH HARBOR-AK 1638 AKST FEB 27 SEASIDE-OR 1446 PST FEB 27 SEWARD-AK 1639 AKST FEB 27 WESTPORT-WA 1457 PST FEB 27 ADAK-AK 1642 AKST FEB 27 NEAH BAY-WA 1507 PST FEB 27 VALDEZ-AK 1657 AKST FEB 27 TOFINO-BC 1515 PST FEB 27 CORDOVA-AK 1706 AKST FEB 27 LANGARA-BC 1551 PST FEB 27 COLD BAY-AK 1709 AKST FEB 27 SITKA-AK 1529 AKST FEB 27 SHEMYA-AK 1721 AKST FEB 27 KETCHIKAN-AK 1549 AKST FEB 27 HOMER-AK 1739 AKST FEB 27 YAKUTAT-AK 1619 AKST FEB 27 FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
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