OT:Special weather warning..
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 16,100
Likes: 17
OT:Special weather warning..
A strong earthquake has occurred but a tsunami is not
expected along the California/ Oregon/ Washington/
British Columbia or Alaska coasts...
No - repeat no - warning or watch is in effect for
these areas.
Based on the earthquake magnitude 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 138 PM Pacific Standard time on January 30 an earthquake with
preliminary magnitude 6.9 occurred
in the Mariana islands region.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach Hawaii will issue
messages for Hawaii and other areas of the Pacific outside
California/ Oregon/ Washington/ British Columbia and Alaska.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg
At least the system is working...I think...
expected along the California/ Oregon/ Washington/
British Columbia or Alaska coasts...
No - repeat no - warning or watch is in effect for
these areas.
Based on the earthquake magnitude 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 138 PM Pacific Standard time on January 30 an earthquake with
preliminary magnitude 6.9 occurred
in the Mariana islands region.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Ewa Beach Hawaii will issue
messages for Hawaii and other areas of the Pacific outside
California/ Oregon/ Washington/ British Columbia and Alaska.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg
At least the system is working...I think...
Last edited by rihwoods; Jan 30, 2007 at 06:48 PM.
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 16,100
Likes: 17
This is the first message issued from the new tsunami warning system that I'm aware of..
There are bouys out in the ocean that can transmit data....Oregon/Wash is more at risk than SO Cal due to slope of ocean floor off those coasts..
We have huge drop off's..400 ft deep about 9 miles out...impact here is minimal..
Rich
There are bouys out in the ocean that can transmit data....Oregon/Wash is more at risk than SO Cal due to slope of ocean floor off those coasts..
We have huge drop off's..400 ft deep about 9 miles out...impact here is minimal..
Rich
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 16,100
Likes: 17
It is an advisory....no watch issued...it would take about 10 hrs to get here from the Mariana islands if a tsunami were on the way...that would mean another 4.5 hrs..
Hawaii is at "advisory" status....no tsunami watch there...
Hawaii is at "advisory" status....no tsunami watch there...
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Thread Starter
Race Director
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 16,100
Likes: 17