BREAKING: A Large Tsunami has been generated by the Chile Earthquake according to the PTWC. Evaluations of info are ongoing and more Tsunami Watches and Warnings may go up in the Pacific including Hawaii. MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY: GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- PISAGUA CL 19.6S 70.2W 2352Z 1.92M / 6.3FT 44MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 2351Z 1.70M / 5.6FT 56MIN 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. EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. ptwc.weather.gov/?region=1&id=pacific.TSUPAC.2014.04.02.0014
Posted on: Wed, 02 Apr 2014 00:28:49 +0000
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