Scary Tsunami warning for alaska

[tibbiit]

Very scary on my tv. Big Earthquake off russia.
tib

[file83]

1. Are you in Alaska tibbiit?

[Jersey Devil]

2. What part of Alaska?

My daughter is in Anchorage

[Monkeyman]

3. If your there High Ground Now

[WhoDoYouTrust]

4. I can't find anything on the net...

Anyone have anything yet?

[schrodingers_cat]

5. Just a 4.7 in Siberia, unless things are slow to register on the IRIS site...

Go to this link if you'd like to check for yourself....

http://www.iris.edu/seismon/



edit - looks like something big just popped up - a 7 or 8 off the East coast of Russia - no info when I click it...

[Monkeyman]

7. Japan has a warning

[blitzen]

12. link here

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007xmae.php#summary


link to warnings on this other thread

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2687046

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. ok for those who cannot find it

look for the tsunami warming center, will look in a sec

[nadinbrzezinski]

8. Tsunam info center

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/eventmap.html

no they did not issue a warning but a statement

[Lex]

9. Link to the warning here.

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message529260-01.htm

At 8:23 PM Pacific Standard Time on January 12, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 8.4 occurred east of the Kuril Islands, Russia. This earthquake may have generated a tsunami. If a tsunami has been generated, the waves will first reach Shemya, Alaska at 9:34 PM AKST on January 12. Estimated tsunami arrival times and maps along with safety rules and other information can be found on the WCATWC web site.

[nadinbrzezinski]

10. I see upgraded ...

[Lex]

11. Yes. Upgraded from 'watch' to 'warning'

looks like.

An 8.4 magnitude earthquake sparked this. That's serious.

[nadinbrzezinski]

18. Yep anything over 7.0 is serious

by the way this woudl make this a HISTORIC EVENT

The ammount of energy released is no joke

[WhoDoYouTrust]

15. Thank you.

It looks like the Aleutian Islands are likely to be hit. A watch for Seward. We live on the Cook Inlet side of the Peninsula. I'll keep watch though. An 8.4 sounds pretty serious.

[Lex]

16. Oh my.

Yes, do keep a close watch on this.


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[Blue_In_AK]

25. It looks like you'll be okay.

The main threat is out on the Aleutians.

[WhoDoYouTrust]

29. Yup, we'll be O.K.

Dutch Harbor may not fare so well. Getting all kinds of calls from the United States tonight!

[Blue_In_AK]

34. It's funny, I was down here in my office doing some work

and heard the civil defense warning come across the TV upstairs where my husband and mother-in-law are, but I thought it was just a test. I guess I need to pay more attention. :)

[Briarius]

13. Estimated times of initial tsunami arrival:

The following list gives estimated times of arrival for
locations along the North American Pacific coast from a
tsunami generated at the given source location. The
list is ordered by arrival time starting with the earliest.
Since tsunami speed is directly related to
water depth, tsunami ETAs can be computed independent of
tsunami amplitude. THE LISTING OF A TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIME
BELOW DOES NOT INDICATE A WAVE IS IMMINENT. The listed arrival
time is the initial wave arrival. Tsunamis can be dangerous
for many hours after arrival, and the initial wave is not
necessarily the largest.

Source Location:
Lat: 46.7N
Lng: 154.4E
O-time: 0423UTC
Date: JAN 13

Estimated times of initial tsunami arrival:

DART 21414 2134 AKST JAN 12 0634 UTC JAN 13
Attu, Alaska 2134 AKST JAN 12 0634 UTC JAN 13
Shemya, Alaska 2134 AKST JAN 12 0634 UTC JAN 13
Amchitka, Alaska 2151 AKST JAN 12 0651 UTC JAN 13
DART 46413 2207 AKST JAN 12 0707 UTC JAN 13
Atka, Alaska 2229 AKST JAN 12 0729 UTC JAN 13
Adak, Alaska 2232 AKST JAN 12 0732 UTC JAN 13
DART 46408 2232 AKST JAN 12 0732 UTC JAN 13
DART 46402 2259 AKST JAN 12 0759 UTC JAN 13
Nikolski, Alaska 2309 AKST JAN 12 0809 UTC JAN 13
DART 46403 2333 AKST JAN 12 0833 UTC JAN 13
Akutan, Alaska 2338 AKST JAN 12 0838 UTC JAN 13
Dutch Harbor, Alaska 2341 AKST JAN 12 0841 UTC JAN 13

More: http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/webeta529260-01.txt

[uppityperson]

14. link to times here

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt
BULLETIN
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 2
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
909 PM PST FRI JAN 12 2007

...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE ALASKA
COASTAL AREAS FROM NIKOLSKI ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA...

...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA
AND ALASKA COASTAL AREAS FROM THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER
I., BRITISH COLUMBIA TO NIKOLSKI ALASKA...

...AT THIS TIME THIS MESSAGE IS ADVISORY ONLY FOR OTHER
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - AND BRITISH
COLUMBIA...

EVALUATION
IT IS NOT KNOWN - REPEAT NOT KNOWN - IF A TSUNAMI EXISTS BUT A
TSUNAMI MAY HAVE BEEN GENERATED. THEREFORE PERSONS IN LOW-
LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR
LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS. PERSONS ON THE BEACH SHOULD MOVE TO
HIGHER GROUND IF IN A WARNED AREA. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
WAVES WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
MAGNITUDE - 8.2 - REVISED FROM 8.4
TIME - 1924 AKST JAN 12 2007
2024 PST JAN 12 2007
0424 UTC JAN 13 2007
LOCATION - 46.7 NORTH 154.4 EAST
- EAST OF KURIL ISLANDS
DEPTH - 14 MILES/23 KM

PKZ172-175-176-AKZ187-191-130609-
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING NIKOLSKI ALASKA TO ATTU
ALASKA

...A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE ALASKA
COASTAL AREAS FROM NIKOLSKI ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA...

ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOLLOW.
TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME.
SHEMYA-AK 2135 AKST JAN 12 ADAK-AK 2233 AKST JAN 12
$$
PZZ170-PKZ031>036-041-042-043-011>013-021-022-051-052-053-125>
129-121-120-130-140-141-136>138-132-150-155-170-171-AKZ023-024-
026>029-018>022-025-017-135-131-125-121-145-171-181-185-130609-
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER I., BRITISH
COLUMBIA TO NIKOLSKI ALASKA

...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA
AND ALASKA COASTAL AREAS FROM THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER
I., BRITISH COLUMBIA TO NIKOLSKI ALASKA...

ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOLLOW.
TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME.
DUTCH HARBOR-AK 2342 AKST JAN 12 LANGARA-BC 0157 AKST JAN 13
SAND PT.-AK 0019 AKST JAN 13 VALDEZ-AK 0157 AKST JAN 13
COLD BAY-AK 0052 AKST JAN 13 CORDOVA-AK 0208 AKST JAN 13
KODIAK-AK 0113 AKST JAN 13 HOMER-AK 0231 AKST JAN 13
SEWARD-AK 0138 AKST JAN 13 KETCHIKAN-AK 0255 AKST JAN 13
YAKUTAT-AK 0148 AKST JAN 13 JUNEAU-AK 0310 AKST JAN 13
SITKA-AK 0148 AKST JAN 13
$$
PZZ750-655-650-673-670-555-535-530-550-455-450-356-353-350-255-
250-210-110-156-153-150-130>135-170-CAZ039>046-087-034-035-515-
514-509-508-006-506-505-002-001-ORZ022-021-002-001-WAZ503-506>
511-001-514>517-021-130609-
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE
NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER I., BRITISH COLUMBIA

...TSUNAMI ADVISORY STATEMENT...

NO - REPEAT NO - WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO THE
NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER I., BRITISH COLUMBIA

SELECTED TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIMES FOR INFORMATION AND REFERENCE ONLY.
THESE TIMES DO NOT INDICATE A DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IS EXPECTED.
TOFINO-BC 0321 AKST JAN 13 WESTPORT-WA 0452 PST JAN 13
NEAH BAY-WA 0433 PST JAN 13 SAN FRANCISCO-CA 0531 PST JAN 13
CHARLESTON-OR 0441 PST JAN 13 SANTA BARBARA-CA 0540 PST JAN 13
CRESCENT CITY-CA 0445 PST JAN 13 LA JOLLA-CA 0604 PST JAN 13
SEASIDE-OR 0446 PST JAN 13

[blitzen]

17. update: Destructive Pacific-wide Tsunami NOT expected

although it's not clear what that means for Alaska


http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2687046&mesg_id=2687095

[uppityperson]

19. delete, info from nov, sorry

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/previous.events/11.15.2006/11-15-06.html
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x3111349#3111486

[nadinbrzezinski]

20. delete

[blitzen]

21. Latest warning on Alaska...Not known if there's a Tsunami

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt

[uppityperson]

22. updated TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 3

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt
.A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE ALASKA
COASTAL AREAS FROM DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA...

...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA
AND ALASKA COASTAL AREAS FROM THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER
I., BRITISH COLUMBIA TO DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA...

...AT THIS TIME THIS MESSAGE IS ADVISORY ONLY FOR OTHER
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - AND BRITISH
COLUMBIA..

ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOLLOW.
TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME.
SHEMYA-AK 2135 AKST JAN 12 DUTCH HARBOR-AK 2342 AKST JAN 12
ADAK-AK 2233 AKST JAN 12


http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

RUSSIA / JAPAN / MARCUS IS.

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

WAKE IS. / MIDWAY IS. / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / MARSHALL IS. /
TAIWAN / YAP / POHNPEI / CHUUK / PHILIPPINES / KOSRAE / BELAU /
JOHNSTON IS. / HAWAII

[nadinbrzezinski]

23. Ok this may turn to be uggly

by the way where is the AK National Guard?

We know... and if they need to evac coastal areas, where are they?

[blitzen]

24. around 9:40 PM Alaska time in Dutch Harbor...

what is that, about 45 minutes from now? Or, an hour and 45?

Anyway, I suspect that the officials would be a little more urgent if they were worried. Unless perhaps they're supervised by FEMA, Michael Brown, Chertoff, or Ray Nagin...

[uppityperson]

26. DUTCH HARBOR-AK 2342 means 11:42 pm (now is 9:07 there)

and I was going to make a FEMA joke also but decided not to.
ADAK-AK 2233

[Ellipsis]

27. map of warning watch areaa

[uppityperson]

28. Nice map, thanks. Want to post 1 more place?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=2687046&mesg_id=2687046

[Ellipsis]

30. done

[uppityperson]

31. thanks, it gets confusing. Good to do 1 LBN place too though. Thanks for the map

[brettdale]

32. is that on the same fault line as the Japan one?

is that on the same fault line as the Japan one?

[GreenTea]

33. As always watch out --- Crescent City, CA!

[uppityperson]

35. TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 4

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES
HANASAKI JAPAN 0.1M/0.3FT
WAVE OBSERVATIONS ARE THE AMPLITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
(rest seems the same)

[Ellipsis]

36. Estimated times of initial tsunami arrival:

Estimated times of initial tsunami arrival:

DART 21414 2135 AKST JAN 12 0635 UTC JAN 13
Attu, Alaska 2135 AKST JAN 12 0635 UTC JAN 13
Shemya, Alaska 2135 AKST JAN 12 0635 UTC JAN 13
Amchitka, Alaska 2152 AKST JAN 12 0652 UTC JAN 13
DART 46413 2208 AKST JAN 12 0708 UTC JAN 13
Atka, Alaska 2230 AKST JAN 12 0730 UTC JAN 13
Adak, Alaska 2233 AKST JAN 12 0733 UTC JAN 13
DART 46408 2233 AKST JAN 12 0733 UTC JAN 13
DART 46402 2300 AKST JAN 12 0800 UTC JAN 13
Nikolski, Alaska 2310 AKST JAN 12 0810 UTC JAN 13
DART 46403 2334 AKST JAN 12 0834 UTC JAN 13
Akutan, Alaska 2339 AKST JAN 12 0839 UTC JAN 13
Dutch Harbor, Alaska 2342 AKST JAN 12 0842 UTC JAN 13
St. Paul, Alaska 2354 AKST JAN 12 0854 UTC JAN 13
DART 46409 0015 AKST JAN 13 0915 UTC JAN 13
King Cove, Alaska 0017 AKST JAN 13 0917 UTC JAN 13
Sand Point, Alaska 0019 AKST JAN 13 0919 UTC JAN 13
DART 46410 0040 AKST JAN 13 0940 UTC JAN 13
Perryville, Alaska 0041 AKST JAN 13 0941 UTC JAN 13
Cold Bay, Alaska 0052 AKST JAN 13 0952 UTC JAN 13
Kodiak, Alaska 0113 AKST JAN 13 1013 UTC JAN 13
Old Harbor, Alaska 0118 AKST JAN 13 1018 UTC JAN 13
Seward, Alaska 0138 AKST JAN 13 1038 UTC JAN 13
Alitak, Alaska 0139 AKST JAN 13 1039 UTC JAN 13
Elfin Cove, Alaska 0140 AKST JAN 13 1040 UTC JAN 13
Saint Matthew Island, Alaska 0145 AKST JAN 13 1045 UTC JAN 13
Yakutat, Alaska 0148 AKST JAN 13 1048 UTC JAN 13
Sitka, Alaska 0148 AKST JAN 13 1048 UTC JAN 13
Port Alexander, Alaska 0149 AKST JAN 13 1049 UTC JAN 13
Langara I., British Columbia 0157 AKST JAN 13 1057 UTC JAN 13
Valdez, Alaska 0157 AKST JAN 13 1057 UTC JAN 13
Cordova, Alaska 0208 AKST JAN 13 1108 UTC JAN 13
DART 46419 0222 AKST JAN 13 1122 UTC JAN 13
Homer, Alaska 0231 AKST JAN 13 1131 UTC JAN 13
DART 46405 0332 PST JAN 13 1132 UTC JAN 13
DART 46404 0340 PST JAN 13 1140 UTC JAN 13
the north tip of Vancouver I., British Columbia 0241 AKST JAN 13 1141 UTC JAN 13
Craig, Alaska 0248 AKST JAN 13 1148 UTC JAN 13
Ketchikan, Alaska 0255 AKST JAN 13 1155 UTC JAN 13
Juneau, Alaska 0310 AKST JAN 13 1210 UTC JAN 13
DART 46411 0411 PST JAN 13 1211 UTC JAN 13
Tofino, British Columbia 0321 AKST JAN 13 1221 UTC JAN 13
Gambell, Alaska 0321 AKST JAN 13 1221 UTC JAN 13
Cape Flattery, Washington 0427 PST JAN 13 1227 UTC JAN 13
Prince Rupert, British Columbia 0327 AKST JAN 13 1227 UTC JAN 13
Neah Bay, Washington 0433 PST JAN 13 1233 UTC JAN 13
Cape Blanco, Oregon 0433 PST JAN 13 1233 UTC JAN 13
Clatsop Spit, Oregon 0434 PST JAN 13 1234 UTC JAN 13
La Push, Washington 0434 PST JAN 13 1234 UTC JAN 13
Point Grenville, Washington 0436 PST JAN 13 1236 UTC JAN 13
Cape Mendocino, California 0439 PST JAN 13 1239 UTC JAN 13
Cascade Head, Oregon 0439 PST JAN 13 1239 UTC JAN 13
Tillamook Bay, Oregon 0440 PST JAN 13 1240 UTC JAN 13
Charleston, Oregon 0441 PST JAN 13 1241 UTC JAN 13
Fort Bragg, California 0443 PST JAN 13 1243 UTC JAN 13
Humboldt Bay, California 0444 PST JAN 13 1244 UTC JAN 13
Crescent City, California 0445 PST JAN 13 1245 UTC JAN 13
the Oregon-California border 0446 PST JAN 13 1246 UTC JAN 13
Seaside, Oregon 0446 PST JAN 13 1246 UTC JAN 13
Newport, Oregon 0448 PST JAN 13 1248 UTC JAN 13
Point Arena, California 0448 PST JAN 13 1248 UTC JAN 13
Port Moller, Alaska 0352 AKST JAN 13 1252 UTC JAN 13
Westport, Washington 0452 PST JAN 13 1252 UTC JAN 13
Point Reyes, California 0501 PST JAN 13 1301 UTC JAN 13
Point Sur, California 0504 PST JAN 13 1304 UTC JAN 13
Monterey, California 0507 PST JAN 13 1307 UTC JAN 13
Astoria, Oregon 0509 PST JAN 13 1309 UTC JAN 13
Port Angeles, Washington 0510 PST JAN 13 1310 UTC JAN 13
DART 46412 0515 PST JAN 13 1315 UTC JAN 13
Point Concepcion, California 0520 PST JAN 13 1320 UTC JAN 13
Bella Bella, British Columbia 0421 AKST JAN 13 1321 UTC JAN 13
Port San Luis, California 0526 PST JAN 13 1326 UTC JAN 13
San Francisco, California 0531 PST JAN 13 1331 UTC JAN 13
Cape Newenham, Alaska 0438 AKST JAN 13 1338 UTC JAN 13
Santa Barbara, California 0540 PST JAN 13 1340 UTC JAN 13
San Pedro, California 0555 PST JAN 13 1355 UTC JAN 13
Santa Monica, California 0555 PST JAN 13 1355 UTC JAN 13
Newport Beach, California 0601 PST JAN 13 1401 UTC JAN 13
La Jolla, California 0604 PST JAN 13 1404 UTC JAN 13
the California-Mexico border 0610 PST JAN 13 1410 UTC JAN 13
Hooper Bay, Alaska 0609 AKST JAN 13 1509 UTC JAN 13
Little Diomede Island, Alaska 0618 AKST JAN 13 1518 UTC JAN 13
Dillingham, Alaska 0658 AKST JAN 13 1558 UTC JAN 13
Nome, Alaska 0814 AKST JAN 13 1714 UTC JAN 13
Unalakleet, Alaska 1144 AKST JAN 13 2044 UTC JAN 13

[nadinbrzezinski]

37. Well I'd better keep my eye peeled to see if this is a real event

or not... times of arrival mean I'd better be ready to evac with the birds...

[uppityperson]

38. now it says 8.2, #5 bulletin with more observed

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007xmae.php#details
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES
HANASAKI JAPAN 0.1M/0.3FT
KUSHIRO JAPAN 0.05 M/0.15FT
OFUNATO JAPAN 0.06M/0.2 FT
KAMAISHI JAPAN 0.07CM/0.2FT
MIYAKO JAPAN 0.08CM/ 0.26FT
SHEMYA ALASKA .06CM/0.2 FT
WAVE OBSERVATIONS ARE THE AMPLITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
(rest looks the sameish)

[nadinbrzezinski]

39. yeah they refused to up it even though the press was

it is deep in the trench so not easy to get to it...

if memory serves this is on the same geologic plate as the one that caused the tsunami back in 2005... just "higher" on the line