Tsunami Warning for AK, British Columbia, US East Coast and US West Coast

[gateley]

Last edited Sun Oct 28, 2012, 12:30 AM - Edit history (2)

http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=e03a6e895721fff1&hl=en&gl=US&source=maps

I went looking after seeing this thead:

Magnitude 7.7 earthquake hits Canada's British Columbia, USGS

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014282136

Edit: Just found this
blog from CNN: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/10/27/quake-with-a-magnitude-of-7-7-strikes-off-canada-coast/

Edit #2: I had wrong DU link! Thanks to Kali for setting me straight. I'm getting out of the news reporting business!

[Go Vols]

1. :0

40 minutes ago – West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center

How likely:
How soon:
How severe:

A tsunami Warning is now in effect which includes the coastal areas of British Columbia and Alaska from the north tip of Vancouver Island, British Columbia to Cape Decision, Alaska (85 miles SE of Sitka). - Event details: Preliminary magnitude 7.1 (Mwp) earthquake / Lat: 52.863, Lon: -131.942 at 2012-10-28T03:04:11Z Tsunami warnings mean that a tsunami with significant widespread inundation is expected, or occurring. Warnings indicate that widespread dangerous coastal flooding accompanied by powerful currents is possible and may continue for several hours after the initial wave arrival.

http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=e03a6e895721fff1&hl=en&gl=US&source=maps

[quinnox]

2. ..

I'm in the "Left" coast.

[gateley]

9. Me, too -- nothing about it on any of the Seattle news sites...

[Matariki]

11. Yeah, surprise we didn't feel anything

hopefully we won't.

[Viva_La_Revolution]

10. My middle son is in Astoria

I just facebooked his girlfriend so they stay away from the coast.

[doc03]

3. That's a big quake, are there any reports of casualties in

Canada? How would it cause a tsunami on the east coast?

[grasswire]

14. perhaps they mean east coast of Vancouver Island? nt

[ohheckyeah]

4. I don't see any warnings for the East Coast

of the U.S.

[tama]

5. ...

How likely - observed
How soon - immediate
How severe - extreme

[virgogal]

6. East Coast makes absolutely no sense.

[regnaD kciN]

8. The "East Coast" is undoubtedly a typo...

...somehow identifying a location in California (Fort Point) as being in New Hampshire.

[Indpndnt]

16. It is rather odd.

[doc03]

7. I haven't seen any report of it on the tube. Faux is still

talking about the Libyan thing, CNN talking about Lance Armstrong.

[Spazito]

12. Tsunami warnings re Canada...

Zone A - the North Coast and Haida Gwaii
8:57 PM PDT Saturday 27 October 2012
Tsunami warning for
Zone A - the North Coast and Haida Gwaii continued

A tsunami warning has been issued. If you are in a low lying coastal area you are at risk and must move to higher ground or inland now. Do not return until directed to do so. Closely monitor local radio stations for additional information from local authorities.

...A tsunami warning is now in effect which includes the Coastal areas of British Columbia and Alaska from the north Tip of Vancouver Island British Columbia to cape decision Alaska/located 85 miles se of sitka/.

Zone B - the Central Coast including Bella Coola Bella Bella and Shearwater
8:57 PM PDT Saturday 27 October 2012
Tsunami warning for
Zone B - the Central Coast including Bella Coola Bella Bella and Shearwater continued

A tsunami warning has been issued. If you are in a low lying coastal area you are at risk and must move to higher ground or inland now. Do not return until directed to do so. Closely monitor local radio stations for additional information from local authorities.

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?bc49

[Hugabear]

13. "Fox is still talking about the Libyan thing"

Yellowstone could erupt, and Fox would still be talking about Libya.

[doc03]

17. LOL

[Kali]

15. your middle link to a DU thread is not the correct one

"Yet, it is probably the only part of his income that incurred 35% income tax."

I think you meant this http://www.democraticunderground.com/1014282136 ???

[gateley]

19. Thanks, Kali! I fixedit!

[Gman]

18. More info

http://ptwc.weather.gov/ptwc/text.php?id=pacific.TIBPAC.2012.10.28.0341


000
WEPA42 PHEB 280341
TIBPAC

TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 003
PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS
ISSUED AT 0341Z 28 OCT 2012

THIS BULLETIN APPLIES TO AREAS WITHIN AND BORDERING THE PACIFIC
OCEAN AND ADJACENT SEAS...EXCEPT ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...
WASHINGTON...OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.

... TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN ...

THIS BULLETIN IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY.

THIS BULLETIN IS ISSUED AS ADVICE TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. ONLY
NATIONAL AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE
DECISIONS REGARDING THE OFFICIAL STATE OF ALERT IN THEIR AREA AND
ANY ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN IN RESPONSE.

AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS

ORIGIN TIME - 0304Z 28 OCT 2012
COORDINATES - 52.9 NORTH 131.9 WEST
DEPTH - 10 KM
LOCATION - QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE - 7.7

EVALUATION

NO DESTRUCTIVE WIDESPREAD TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS BASED ON
HISTORICAL EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI DATA.

HOWEVER - THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER HAS
ISSUED A REGIONAL WARNING FOR COASTS LOCATED NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE.
THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SITUATION BUT DOES NOT
EXPECT A WIDER THREAT TO OCCUR.

THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE PRODUCTS
FOR ALASKA...BRITISH COLUMBIA...WASHINGTON...OREGON...CALIFORNIA.