Japan Quake/Tsunamis

[TexasBreeze]

The footage on the news showing the tsunamis waves overtaking everything is breath-taking! Goodness... I will be praying.

[srainhoutx]

The images coming in are just stunning. My thoughts are with all affected this morning. Hopefully the Tsunami will weaken as it travels E.

[srainhoutx]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOS ANGELES/OXNARD CA
543 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

CAZ034-035-039>041-087-111800-
CATALINA ISLAND-LOS ANGELES COUNTY COAST INCLUDING DOWNTOWN LOS
ANGELES-SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY CENTRAL COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
CENTRAL COAST-SANTA BARBARA COUNTY SOUTH COAST-VENTURA COUNTY COAST-
543 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

...A TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND
HARBORS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND
HARBORS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...

BASED ON THE LATEST TELECONFERENCE...THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT
INCREASE IN MANY OF THE FORECAST TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ALONG THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. COASTAL AREAS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION
WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE A TSUNAMI INUNDATION BETWEEN 3.5 TO 7 FEET.
HIGHEST WAVE INUNDATION TO AROUND 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED AROUND PORT
SAN LUIS. FOR AREAS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION...EXPECTED TSUNAMI
WAVE HEIGHTS 2 FEET TO AROUND 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED FROM SANTA
BARBARA TO LONG BEACH.

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS...
PERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER
GROUND AND BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY
OFFICIALS. TSUNAMIS OFTEN ARRIVE AS A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE
DANGEROUS FOR AS MUCH AS 10 HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS SOUTH OF POINT
CONCEPTION. A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF
PRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR NEAR
THE WATER AS WELL AS BOATS MOORED IN HARBORS IS IMMINENT OR
EXPECTED.

THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL WILL BEGIN WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF THE
ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIMES LISTED BELOW:

PORT SAN LUIS HARBOR...AT 803 AM PST.
POINT CONCEPTION.......AT 757 AM PST
SANTA BARBARA HARBOR...AT 817 AM PST.
RINCON.................AT 828 AM PST
SANTA MONICA HARBOR....AT 831 AM PST.
SAN PEDRO HARBOR.......AT 832 AM PST.

NEW INFORMATION...

THE LATEST EXPECTED TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHT AMPLITUDES...

MORRO BAY............... 3.9 FT
PORT SAN LUIS HARBOR.... 7.1 FT
PISMO BEACH............. 2.4 FT
SANTA MARIA............. 3.3 FT
SANTA BARBARA........... 1.6 FT
CARPINTERIA............. 1.6 FT
VENTURA................. 2.9 FT
MALIBU.................. 1.2 FT
SANTA MONICA............ 2.8 FT
REDONDO BEACH........... 2.1 FT
SAN PEDRO HARBOR........ 1.3 FT
HUNTINGTON BEACH........ 2.3 FT


THE TSUNAMI IS A RESULT OF A LARGE EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY
MAGNITUDE OF 8.9 ON THE RICHTER SCALE THAT OCCURRED AT 945 PM PST
LAST EVENING. THE EARTHQUAKE LOCATION WAS JUST OFFSHORE OF JAPAN.

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI WITH
SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS
ALERT THE PUBLIC THAT WIDESPREAD...DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING
ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE. WARNINGS ALSO ALERT EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS TO TAKE ACTION FOR THE ENTIRE TSUNAMI HAZARD
ZONE. APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY LOCAL OFFICIALS MAY INCLUDE
THE EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS AND REPOSITIONING OF SHIPS
TO DEEP WATERS WHEN THERE IS TIME TO SAFELY DO SO.

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
STAY TUNED TO YOUR LOCAL NEWS SOURCE AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR
FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

[srainhoutx]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEDFORD OR
547 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

ORZ021-022-111540-
SOUTH CENTRAL OREGON COAST-CURRY COUNTY COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COOS BAY...NORTH BEND...REEDSPORT...
COQUILLE...BROOKINGS...HARBOR...GOLD BEACH
547 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

...TSUNAMI WARNING FOR THE OREGON COAST...

A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE TO
THE OREGON AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTS. 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 WARNING AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER
GROUND.

TSUNAMI WARNING MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI WITH A SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS INDICATE THAT
WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL
CURRENT IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

ARRIVAL FOR THE INITIAL WAVE IS ESTIMATED FOR THE FOLLOWING
LOCATIONS.

ASTORIA OREGON 0712 AM PST.

CHARLESTON OREGON 0715 AM PST

PORT ORFORD OREGON 0715 AM PST.

CRESCENT CITY CALIFORNIA 0724 AM PST.

SEA LEVEL RISE OF 1.4 METERS IS EXPECTED AT THE UMPQUA RIVER
OUTLET IN REEDSPORT. THIS IS ABOUT 4.5 FEET.

SEA LEVEL RISE OF 2 METERS IS EXPECTED AT PORT ORFORD. THIS IS
ABOUT 6.5 FEET.

SEA LEVEL RISE OF 1.9 METER IS EXPECTED AT BROOKINGS. THIS IS
ABOUT 6.3 FEET.

SEA LEVEL RISE OF 2.4 METERS IS EXPECTED AT CRESCENT CITY. THIS IS
ABOUT 7.9 FEET.

TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER
INITIAL ARRIVAL ALONG THE COAST.

[srainhoutx]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PORTLAND OR
603 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

ORZ001-002-WAZ021-111900-
NORTH OREGON COAST-CENTRAL OREGON COAST-SOUTH WASHINGTON COAST-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ASTORIA...CANNON BEACH...TILLAMOOK...
LINCOLN CITY...NEWPORT...FLORENCE...RAYMOND...LONG BEACH...
CATHLAMET
603 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

...TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OREGON COAST...

...TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON COAST...

A LARGE EARTHQUAKE WITH A MAGNITUDE OF 8.9 OCCURRED THURSDAY EVENING
IN EASTERN JAPAN.

A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED IN JAPAN AND PARTS OF THE WESTERN
PACIFIC WHICH MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE OREGON COAST. PERSONS IN
LOW LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR
LOCAL EMERGENCY OFFICIALS.

LISTED BELOW ARE SOME PROJECTED ARRIVAL TIMES FOR THE INITIAL WAVE
FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS:

CHARLESTON, OR 715 AM PST
SEASIDE, OR 724 AM PST

ESTIMATED WAVE AMPLITUDES ARE LISTED BELOW:

LONG BEACH, WA: 0.70 METER (2.3 FEET)
ASTORIA, OR: 0.24 METER (0.8 FEET)
CLATSOP SPIT, OR: 1.43 METER (4.7 FEET)
CANNON BEACH, OR: 1.18 METER (3.9 FEET)
OCEANSIDE, OR: 1.06 METER (3.5 FEET)
NESKOWIN, OR: 0.87 METER (2.8 FEET)
SILETZ BAY, OR: 2.30 METER (7.5 FEET)
NEWPORT, OR: 1.10 METER (3.6 FEET)
YACHATS,OR: 1.18 METER (3.9 FEET)
SIUSLAW RIVER-FLORENCE,OR: 0.99 METER (3.2 FEET)


TSUNAMI WAVE AMPLITUDES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO THREE HOURS
AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL ALONG THE WEST COAST.

ONCE AGAIN A TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OREGON COAST.

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WASHINGTON COAST.

[srainhoutx]

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TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 9
NWS WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER PALMER AK
541 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

THE WARNING AND ADVISORY REGIONS ARE THE SAME AS THE LAST MESSAGE.
MORE OBSERVATIONS ARE INCLUDED BELOW.

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT CONCEPCION
   CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER...

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF ALASKA FROM AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES W OF
   ADAK/ TO ATTU ALASKA...

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
   POINT CONCEPCION CALIFORNIA...

...THE TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA FROM THE
   OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER TO AMCHITKA PASS ALASKA/125 MILES
   W OF ADAK/...

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
 A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED WHICH IS EXPECTED TO CAUSE DAMAGE
 TO THE WARNING AND/OR 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 WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO
   HIGHER GROUND.

 - PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF
   THE WATER... OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI ACTIVITY

 LOCATION                   LAT    LON     TIME        AMPL
 ------------------------  -----  ------  -------     -----------
 BOSO  JAPAN               34.8N  140.8E  0600UTC   02.5FT/00.75M
 NAHA  JAPAN               26.2N  127.7E  1022UTC   01.6FT/00.49M
 OFUNATO  JAPAN            39.0N  141.8E  0603UTC   10.7FT/03.25M
 OMAEZAKI  JAPAN           34.6N  138.2E  0809UTC   04.6FT/01.39M
 TOKAI  JAPAN              33.8N  137.6E  0649UTC   00.8FT/00.23M
 TOSASHIMIZU  JAPAN        32.8N  132.9E  0753UTC   03.0FT/00.91M
 KWAJALEIN  MARSHALL ISL    8.7N  167.7E  1049UTC   01.0FT/00.30M
 MIDWAY IS.  USA           28.2N  177.4W  1044UTC   05.1FT/01.55M
 WAKE IS.  USA             19.3N  166.6E  0918UTC   01.7FT/00.52M
 LEGASPI  PHILIPPINES      13.2N  123.8E  1020UTC   01.1FT/00.32M
 DUTCH HARBOR  AK          53.9N  166.5W  1134UTC   01.6FT/00.48M
 NIKOLSKI  AK              52.9N  168.9W  1156UTC   01.4FT/00.41M
 FRENCH FRIGATE SHOALS     23.5N  166.2W  1334UTC   01.8FT/00.56M
 ST PAUL IS.  AK           57.1N  170.3W  1225UTC   02.0FT/00.61M
 SAND POINT  AK            55.3N  160.5W  1320UTC   00.7FT/00.22M
 MANUS  PAPUA NEW GUINEA    2.0S  147.4E  1138UTC   01.2FT/00.36M
 NAWILIWILI KAUAI  HI      22.0N  159.4W  1301UTC   01.6FT/00.48M
 BARBERS POINT  HI         21.5N  158.0W  1312UTC   02.3FT/00.70M
 HONOLULU OAHU  HI         21.3N  157.9W  1318UTC   02.1FT/00.64M

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).

 TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK TWO TO THREE HOURS AFTER
 INITIAL ARRIVAL ALONG THE NORTH AMERICAN COAST.
 FORECAST TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE WCATWC WEB SITE
 WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV.
 THE TSUNAMI HAS JUST STARTED IMPACTING THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.  THE
 OBSERVATIONS ARE FROM THE INITIAL WAVE AND MAY NOT REPRESENT THE
 HIGHEST IMPACT.

PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE PARAMETERS
 MAGNITUDE - 8.9
 TIME      - 2046 AKST MAR 10 2011
             2146  PST MAR 10 2011
             0546  UTC MAR 11 2011
 LOCATION  - 38.3 NORTH 142.4 EAST
           - NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU JAPAN
 DEPTH     - 12 MILES/20 KM

TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED.  WARNINGS INDICATE THAT
WIDESPREAD DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING ACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL
CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR THE
WATER IS 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.

PACIFIC COASTAL REGIONS OUTSIDE CALIFORNIA/ OREGON/ WASHINGTON/
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA SHOULD REFER TO THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI
WARNING CENTER MESSAGES FOR INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PTWC.

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.

PZZ530-CAZ034-035-529-530-006-505>509-002-001-ORZ021-022-002-
001-111511-
/O.CON.PAAQ.TS.W.0006.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
COASTAL AREAS BETWEEN AND INCLUDING POINT CONCEPCION
CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER
541 AM PST FRI MAR 11 2011

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
   AREAS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON FROM POINT CONCEPCION
   CALIFORNIA TO THE OREGON-WASHINGTON BORDER...

PERSONS IN TSUNAMI WARNING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO
HIGHER GROUND.

TSUNAMI WARNINGS MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI WITH SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD
INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED.  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 WARNING ARE PROVIDED BELOW.

CHARLESTON-OR    0715  PST MAR 11  SEASIDE-OR       0724  PST MAR 11
CRESCENT CITY-CA 0723  PST MAR 11  SAN FRANCISCO-CA 0808  PST MAR 11

FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE
WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV

[Ptarmigan]

Radiation Levels Spike Inside Crippled Japanese Nuclear Reactor
http://abcnews.go.com/International/jap ... d=13114181

This is a very serious situation. Prayers for our friends in Japan.

[Ptarmigan]

Japan earthquake: Footage of moment tsunami hit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12725646

Really powerful stuff right there!

[Andrew]

Pretty incredible video from Noaa showing the progression of the tsunami:

http://www.youtube.com/user/NOAAPMEL?fe ... BZGH3yieLc

[Ptarmigan]

Tide of death: 2,000 bodies wash ashore on one stretch of coast as scientists warn Japan faces SECOND monster quake and tsunami
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... shore.html

The damage is much worse than Katrina or Ike. At least with hurricanes, you can evacuate and see them on satellite. On the other hand, you cannot forecast an earthquake and you only have minutes to hours to evacuate from a tsunami.

[wxman57]

Some additional good close-up photos here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ssing.html

[Ptarmigan]

'There Is Nothing Left'
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142 ... TopStories

[srainhoutx]

New 7.4 quake...

To: U.S. West Coast, Alaska, and British Columbia coastal regions
From: NOAA/NWS/West Coast and Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
Subject: Tsunami Information Statement #1 issued 04/7/2011 at 7:40AM PDT

A strong earthquake has occurred, but a tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, or Alaska coast. NO tsunami warning, watch or advisory is in effect for these areas.

Based on the earthquake magnitude, location and historic tsunami records, a damaging tsunami IS NOT expected along the California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska coasts. At coastal locations which have experienced strong ground shaking, local tsunamis are possible due to underwater landslides.

At 7:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time on April 7, an earthquake with preliminary magnitude 7.4 occurred near the east coast of Honshu, Japan . (Refer to the United States Geological Survey for official earthquake parameters.)

Pacific coastal regions outside California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Alaska should refer to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center messages for information on the event.

This will be the only statement issued for this event by the West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Center unless conditions warrant. See the WCATWC web site for basic tsunami information, safety rules, and a tsunami travel time map and table. (NOTE: Travel time maps and tables indicate forecasted times only, not that a wave was generated.)

[Mrs.Frosty]

Oh No! Not again! They just can't catch a break, can they?
I hope it won't be another devastating Tsunami like last time.

[wxman57]

No tsunami warnings issued. A 7.4 quake is marginal for producing any tsunami. It was a very strong aftershock.

[srainhoutx]

Yikes...that's a strong aftershock...

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Magnitude 7.0 - OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN
2011 July 10 00:57:12 UTC 
Versión en Español
DetailsMapsScientific & TechnicalTsunami Earthquake Details
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
Magnitude 7.0 
Date-Time Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 00:57:12 UTC
Sunday, July 10, 2011 at 10:57:12 AM at epicenter 
Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones
 
Location 38.040°N, 143.287°E 
Depth 34.9 km (21.7 miles) 
Region OFF THE EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN 
Distances 212 km (131 miles) E of Sendai, Honshu, Japan
239 km (148 miles) ENE of Iwaki, Honshu, Japan
250 km (155 miles) E of Fukushima, Honshu, Japan
409 km (254 miles) NE of TOKYO, Japan
 
Location Uncertainty horizontal +/- 14.1 km (8.8 miles); depth +/- 4.2 km (2.6 miles) 
Parameters NST=310, Nph=311, Dmin=441.9 km, Rmss=0.8 sec, Gp= 32°,
M-type=regional moment magnitude (Mw), Version=9 
Source USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

 
Event ID usc0004sg6