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Breaking News

Up to 3 Foot Tsunami Expected Kona Side 3:20am

todaySeptember 16, 2015

Background

Hilo at 3:11am, Kona at 3:20am, approximate 3 foot. Tsunami generated by 8.3 earthquake in Chile earlier today.

TO - EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE STATE OF HAWAII 
SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT 
A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII. 
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS 
ORIGIN TIME - 1254 PM HST 16 SEP 2015 
COORDINATES - 31.5 SOUTH   72.0 WEST 
LOCATION    - NEAR THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE 
MAGNITUDE   - 8.3  MOMENT 
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY 
GAUGE LOCATION        TIME        AMPL         PER 
-------------------  ----- ------  -----  ---------------  ----- 
JUAN FERNANDEZ       33.6S  78.8W  0038Z   1.21M /  4.0FT  08MIN 
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS   0.7S  90.3W  0643Z   0.56M /  1.8FT  12MIN 
DART 43413           10.8N 100.1W  0639Z   0.02M /  0.1FT  40MIN 
DART 32411            5.0N  90.8W  0517Z   0.03M /  0.1FT  48MIN 
EASTER CL            27.2S 109.4W  0505Z   0.83M /  2.7FT  04MIN 
COQUIMBO CL          30.0S  71.3W  0025Z   4.75M / 15.6FT  20MIN 
DART 32402           26.7S  74.0W  2334Z   0.10M /  0.3FT  32MIN 
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE   12.1S  77.2W  0309Z   0.25M /  0.8FT  28MIN 
MATARANI PE          17.0S  72.1W  0103Z   0.14M /  0.5FT  40MIN 
QUIRIQUINA CL        36.6S  73.1W  0249Z   0.83M /  2.7FT  88MIN 
TALCAHUANO CL        36.7S  73.1W  0253Z   1.30M /  4.3FT  90MIN 
DART 32412           18.0S  86.3W  0146Z   0.05M /  0.2FT  20MIN 
CALDERA CL           27.1S  70.8W  0258Z   0.98M /  3.2FT  20MIN 
BUCALEMU CL          34.6S  72.0W  0246Z   0.76M /  2.5FT  12MIN 
HUASCO CL            28.5S  71.2W  0106Z   0.77M /  2.5FT  12MIN 
SAN FELIX CL         26.3S  80.1W  0051Z   0.69M /  2.3FT  08MIN 
CONSTITUCION CL      35.4S  72.5W  0124Z   0.88M /  2.9FT  60MIN 
CORRAL CL            39.9S  73.4W  0124Z   0.22M /  0.7FT  34MIN 
TOCOPILLA CL         22.1S  70.2W  0046Z   0.12M /  0.4FT  38MIN 
CHANARAL CL          26.4S  70.6W  0043Z   1.09M /  3.6FT  30MIN 
TALTAL CL            25.4S  70.5W  0018Z   0.25M /  0.8FT  38MIN 
DART 32401           20.5S  73.4W  0020Z   0.06M /  0.2FT  48MIN 
VALPARAISO CL        33.0S  71.6W  2350Z   1.62M /  5.3FT  40MIN 
SAN ANTONIO CL       33.6S  71.6W  2358Z   0.86M /  2.8FT  18MIN 
LAT  - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) 
LON  - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) 
TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) 
AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. 
IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. 
VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). 
PER  - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. 
NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY 
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL 
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS. 
EVALUATION 
BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A MAJOR TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED TO 
STRIKE THE STATE OF HAWAII. HOWEVER...SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND 
STRONG CURRENTS MAY OCCUR ALONG ALL COASTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD 
TO SWIMMERS AND BOATERS AS WELL AS TO PERSONS NEAR THE SHORE AT 
BEACHES AND IN HARBORS AND MARINAS.  THE THREAT MAY CONTINUE FOR 
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. 
THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE INITIAL WAVE IS 
0311 AM HST THU 17 SEP 2015 
FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS 
WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
Instructions:
Target Area:
Big Island North and East
Kahoolawe
Kauai Leeward
Kauai Windward
Kohala
Kona

Written by: KNKR News