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WEST COAST MAP, TSUNAMI ALERT!!!

#1 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Thu Sep 25, 2003 5:00 pm

http://www.nws.noaa.gov should show it!!! The first waves could hit later tonight potentially along the west coast and Alaska as well!! That's a possible timing. With 8.0 quakes across the Pacific, tidal waves can spread right into california and points north into Alaska. That's been known to happen. So we need to take this very seriously along the us west coast!!!

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#2 Postby weatherlover427 » Thu Sep 25, 2003 5:26 pm

Being that I live about 4 miles from the Pacific, I am watching this very VERY closely!!! :o :o :o
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#3 Postby Constructionwx » Thu Sep 25, 2003 6:21 pm

Tsunami Cancelled for HI
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that's good news

#4 Postby WXBUFFJIM » Thu Sep 25, 2003 6:23 pm

that it's cancelled. Hopefully that's a true statement :o

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#5 Postby Constructionwx » Thu Sep 25, 2003 6:26 pm

It's on that link you posted. AK too.

Yes, very good news!
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#6 Postby Stormsfury » Thu Sep 25, 2003 7:12 pm

Tsunamis can travel as fast as 600 mph across the sea surface and are generally well disguised given the deeper layers of water (especially in the Pacific). As the water nears shore, it piles up and the crests/swell increase higher and higher due to the shallower area of water. Tsunamis can be quite destructive and can reach to some very high heights.

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#7 Postby opera ghost » Fri Sep 26, 2003 11:26 am

All US tsunami warnings have been removed according to that website :)
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