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TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 15
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
257 AM HST WED APR 02 2014
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT
*** CORRECTION – PLEASE NOTE THAT THE EVALUATION LANGUAGE IN ***
*** MESSAGES 13 AND 14 SHOULD READ AS THE FOLLOWING: ***
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.
A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0147 PM HST 01 APR 2014
COORDINATES – 19.8 SOUTH 70.8 WEST
LOCATION – OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE
MAGNITUDE – 8.2 MOMENT
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
——————- —– —— —– ————— —–
PAPOSO CL 25.0S 70.5W 0136Z 0.30M / 1.0FT 18MIN
CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0825Z 0.40M / 1.3FT 28MIN
CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0806Z 0.21M / 0.7FT 16MIN
COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0454Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 34MIN
BALTRA GALAPAGS EC 0.4S 90.3W 0706Z 0.09M / 0.3FT 10MIN
SANTACRUZ GALAPAGOS 0.7S 90.3W 0540Z 0.48M / 1.6FT 22MIN
LA LIBERTAD EC 2.2S 80.9W 1037Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 14MIN
ACAPULCO MX 16.8N 99.9W 1021Z 0.13M / 0.4FT 30MIN
HIVA OA MARQUESAS 9.8S 139.0W 1140Z 0.52M / 1.7FT 08MIN
QUEULE CL 39.4S 73.2W 0626Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 12MIN
EASTER CL 27.2S 109.5W 0543Z 0.09M / 0.3FT 20MIN
LAZARO CARDENAS MX 17.9N 102.2W 1003Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 14MIN
SALINA CRUZ MX 16.2N 95.2W 0845Z 0.14M / 0.5FT 22MIN
CORRAL CL 39.9S 73.4W 0342Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 38MIN
TALCAHUANO CL 36.7S 73.4W 0533Z 0.36M / 1.2FT 86MIN
CONSTITUCION CL 35.4S 72.5W 0521Z 0.30M / 1.0FT 76MIN
JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0220Z 0.19M / 0.6FT 08MIN
SAN ANTONIO CL 33.6S 71.6W 0241Z 0.10M / 0.3FT 66MIN
VALPARAISO CL 33.0S 71.6W 0405Z 0.19M / 0.6FT 10MIN
SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0137Z 0.68M / 2.2FT 06MIN
CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0158Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 38MIN
ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 0116Z 1.83M / 6.0FT 18MIN
MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0127Z 0.58M / 1.9FT 08MIN
PISAGUA CL 19.6S 70.2W 0055Z 2.01M / 6.6FT 12MIN
MEJILLONES CL 23.1S 70.5W 0103Z 0.86M / 2.8FT 34MIN
TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0109Z 0.42M / 1.4FT 10MIN
DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 0044Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 44MIN
ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.7S 70.4W 0034Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 18MIN
PATACHE CL 20.8S 70.2W 0015Z 1.51M / 5.0FT 10MIN
IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0005Z 2.11M / 6.9FT 12MIN
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
0324 AM HST WED 02 APR 2014
FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS
WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.
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