Pray for Alaskans if the rumor of a tsunami is true...

Just heard about it playing an online game.

I'm checking news as I type... One guy came in and asked if anyone was from there... shit my whole family.

?

Is your family near the coast?

looks like Oregon is in the clear

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x2687046

We've got more time than the Japanese so it should be alright.

:shrug:

from the time I post this.

ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOLLOW.
TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME.
DUTCH HARBOR-AK 2342 AKST JAN 12 LANGARA-BC 0157 AKST JAN 13
SAND PT.-AK 0019 AKST JAN 13 VALDEZ-AK 0157 AKST JAN 13
COLD BAY-AK 0052 AKST JAN 13 CORDOVA-AK 0208 AKST JAN 13
KODIAK-AK 0113 AKST JAN 13 HOMER-AK 0231 AKST JAN 13
SEWARD-AK 0138 AKST JAN 13 KETCHIKAN-AK 0255 AKST JAN 13
YAKUTAT-AK 0148 AKST JAN 13 JUNEAU-AK 0310 AKST JAN 13
SITKA-AK 0148 AKST JAN 13

Most of these places are due for initial waves in the wee hours of the morning. Here's hoping it doesn't amount to much...

"Tsunami warning issued for Japan and surrounding areas after quake east of Kuril Islands, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says."

How serious is this?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16603277/

Japan warns 3.3-foot tsunami headed its way
Hokkaido on alert after 7.7-magnitude quake strikes off Kuril Islands

MSNBC News Services
Updated: 20 minutes ago
TOKYO - A tsunami warning was issued on Saturday for the eastern part of Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido and a lesser warning for a wide swathe of northeastern and eastern Honshu, Japan’s main island, NHK public television said.

The earliest possible arrival of the tsunami was estimated at 2 p.m. (0500 GMT) on the eastern coast of Hokkaido with an estimated maximum height of one meter.

The warning came after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck to the east of the Kuril Islands. The quake rocked parts of eastern Hokkaido and northeastern Honshu. There were no immediate reports of injuries from the earthquake.

Is there still any warnings for anyone then? Or is the threat basically subsided now.

like they're not too worried

Is there risk? Is there not?

Ahhh fuck, maybe I should just get my ass upstairs and turn on the tv or somethin.

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/previous.events/11.15.2006/11-15-06.html

Shows expected wave heights

If you look at date it's last year

arrived in Alaska.

Edited on Fri Jan-12-07 09:54 PM by uppityperson
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt
.A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT WHICH INCLUDES THE ALASKA
COASTAL AREAS FROM DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA TO ATTU ALASKA...

...A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BRITISH COLUMBIA
AND ALASKA COASTAL AREAS FROM THE NORTH TIP OF VANCOUVER
I., BRITISH COLUMBIA TO DUTCH HARBOR ALASKA...

...AT THIS TIME THIS MESSAGE IS ADVISORY ONLY FOR OTHER
AREAS OF CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - AND BRITISH
COLUMBIA..

ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOLLOW.
TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL TIME.
SHEMYA-AK 2135 AKST JAN 12 DUTCH HARBOR-AK 2342 AKST JAN 12
ADAK-AK 2233 AKST JAN 12


http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/wmsg
A TSUNAMI WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR

RUSSIA / JAPAN / MARCUS IS.

A TSUNAMI WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR

WAKE IS. / MIDWAY IS. / N. MARIANAS / GUAM / MARSHALL IS. /
TAIWAN / YAP / POHNPEI / CHUUK / PHILIPPINES / KOSRAE / BELAU /
JOHNSTON IS. / HAWAII

Nowhere near here, thank God.

and I hope there was no wave generated

n/t

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES
HANASAKI JAPAN 0.1M/0.3FT
WAVE OBSERVATIONS ARE THE AMPLITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
(rest seems the same)

if there is one...I guess we'll find out soon enough

http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt

some okay news in the warning, i guess:

EXPECTED WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SUCH THAT DANGER IS LIMITED TO
THOSE IN OR NEAR THE WATERFRONT. AN EXTREME INUNDATION IS NOT
EXPECTED IN THE STATES AND PROVINCES LISTED ABOVE.

Actually I didn't quite see one about this big in Juneau in '86.

DART 21414 2135 AKST JAN 12 0635 UTC JAN 13
Attu, Alaska 2135 AKST JAN 12 0635 UTC JAN 13
Shemya, Alaska 2135 AKST JAN 12 0635 UTC JAN 13
Amchitka, Alaska 2152 AKST JAN 12 0652 UTC JAN 13
DART 46413 2208 AKST JAN 12 0708 UTC JAN 13
Atka, Alaska 2230 AKST JAN 12 0730 UTC JAN 13
Adak, Alaska 2233 AKST JAN 12 0733 UTC JAN 13
DART 46408 2233 AKST JAN 12 0733 UTC JAN 13
DART 46402 2300 AKST JAN 12 0800 UTC JAN 13
Nikolski, Alaska 2310 AKST JAN 12 0810 UTC JAN 13
DART 46403 2334 AKST JAN 12 0834 UTC JAN 13
Akutan, Alaska 2339 AKST JAN 12 0839 UTC JAN 13
Dutch Harbor, Alaska 2342 AKST JAN 12 0842 UTC JAN 13
St. Paul, Alaska 2354 AKST JAN 12 0854 UTC JAN 13
DART 46409 0015 AKST JAN 13 0915 UTC JAN 13
King Cove, Alaska 0017 AKST JAN 13 0917 UTC JAN 13
Sand Point, Alaska 0019 AKST JAN 13 0919 UTC JAN 13
DART 46410 0040 AKST JAN 13 0940 UTC JAN 13
Perryville, Alaska 0041 AKST JAN 13 0941 UTC JAN 13
Cold Bay, Alaska 0052 AKST JAN 13 0952 UTC JAN 13
Kodiak, Alaska 0113 AKST JAN 13 1013 UTC JAN 13
Old Harbor, Alaska 0118 AKST JAN 13 1018 UTC JAN 13
Seward, Alaska 0138 AKST JAN 13 1038 UTC JAN 13
Alitak, Alaska 0139 AKST JAN 13 1039 UTC JAN 13
Elfin Cove, Alaska 0140 AKST JAN 13 1040 UTC JAN 13
Saint Matthew Island, Alaska 0145 AKST JAN 13 1045 UTC JAN 13
Yakutat, Alaska 0148 AKST JAN 13 1048 UTC JAN 13
Sitka, Alaska 0148 AKST JAN 13 1048 UTC JAN 13
Port Alexander, Alaska 0149 AKST JAN 13 1049 UTC JAN 13
Langara I., British Columbia 0157 AKST JAN 13 1057 UTC JAN 13
Valdez, Alaska 0157 AKST JAN 13 1057 UTC JAN 13
Cordova, Alaska 0208 AKST JAN 13 1108 UTC JAN 13
DART 46419 0222 AKST JAN 13 1122 UTC JAN 13
Homer, Alaska 0231 AKST JAN 13 1131 UTC JAN 13
DART 46405 0332 PST JAN 13 1132 UTC JAN 13
DART 46404 0340 PST JAN 13 1140 UTC JAN 13
the north tip of Vancouver I., British Columbia 0241 AKST JAN 13 1141 UTC JAN 13
Craig, Alaska 0248 AKST JAN 13 1148 UTC JAN 13
Ketchikan, Alaska 0255 AKST JAN 13 1155 UTC JAN 13
Juneau, Alaska 0310 AKST JAN 13 1210 UTC JAN 13
DART 46411 0411 PST JAN 13 1211 UTC JAN 13
Tofino, British Columbia 0321 AKST JAN 13 1221 UTC JAN 13
Gambell, Alaska 0321 AKST JAN 13 1221 UTC JAN 13
Cape Flattery, Washington 0427 PST JAN 13 1227 UTC JAN 13
Prince Rupert, British Columbia 0327 AKST JAN 13 1227 UTC JAN 13
Neah Bay, Washington 0433 PST JAN 13 1233 UTC JAN 13
Cape Blanco, Oregon 0433 PST JAN 13 1233 UTC JAN 13
Clatsop Spit, Oregon 0434 PST JAN 13 1234 UTC JAN 13
La Push, Washington 0434 PST JAN 13 1234 UTC JAN 13
Point Grenville, Washington 0436 PST JAN 13 1236 UTC JAN 13
Cape Mendocino, California 0439 PST JAN 13 1239 UTC JAN 13
Cascade Head, Oregon 0439 PST JAN 13 1239 UTC JAN 13
Tillamook Bay, Oregon 0440 PST JAN 13 1240 UTC JAN 13
Charleston, Oregon 0441 PST JAN 13 1241 UTC JAN 13
Fort Bragg, California 0443 PST JAN 13 1243 UTC JAN 13
Humboldt Bay, California 0444 PST JAN 13 1244 UTC JAN 13
Crescent City, California 0445 PST JAN 13 1245 UTC JAN 13
the Oregon-California border 0446 PST JAN 13 1246 UTC JAN 13
Seaside, Oregon 0446 PST JAN 13 1246 UTC JAN 13
Newport, Oregon 0448 PST JAN 13 1248 UTC JAN 13
Point Arena, California 0448 PST JAN 13 1248 UTC JAN 13
Port Moller, Alaska 0352 AKST JAN 13 1252 UTC JAN 13
Westport, Washington 0452 PST JAN 13 1252 UTC JAN 13
Point Reyes, California 0501 PST JAN 13 1301 UTC JAN 13
Point Sur, California 0504 PST JAN 13 1304 UTC JAN 13
Monterey, California 0507 PST JAN 13 1307 UTC JAN 13
Astoria, Oregon 0509 PST JAN 13 1309 UTC JAN 13
Port Angeles, Washington 0510 PST JAN 13 1310 UTC JAN 13
DART 46412 0515 PST JAN 13 1315 UTC JAN 13
Point Concepcion, California 0520 PST JAN 13 1320 UTC JAN 13
Bella Bella, British Columbia 0421 AKST JAN 13 1321 UTC JAN 13
Port San Luis, California 0526 PST JAN 13 1326 UTC JAN 13
San Francisco, California 0531 PST JAN 13 1331 UTC JAN 13
Cape Newenham, Alaska 0438 AKST JAN 13 1338 UTC JAN 13
Santa Barbara, California 0540 PST JAN 13 1340 UTC JAN 13
San Pedro, California 0555 PST JAN 13 1355 UTC JAN 13
Santa Monica, California 0555 PST JAN 13 1355 UTC JAN 13
Newport Beach, California 0601 PST JAN 13 1401 UTC JAN 13
La Jolla, California 0604 PST JAN 13 1404 UTC JAN 13
the California-Mexico border 0610 PST JAN 13 1410 UTC JAN 13
Hooper Bay, Alaska 0609 AKST JAN 13 1509 UTC JAN 13
Little Diomede Island, Alaska 0618 AKST JAN 13 1518 UTC JAN 13
Dillingham, Alaska 0658 AKST JAN 13 1558 UTC JAN 13
Nome, Alaska 0814 AKST JAN 13 1714 UTC JAN 13
Unalakleet, Alaska 1144 AKST JAN 13 2044 UTC JAN 13

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/recenteqsww/Quakes/us2007xmae.php#details
http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/message.txt
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN OBSERVED AT THE FOLLOWING SITES
HANASAKI JAPAN 0.1M/0.3FT
KUSHIRO JAPAN 0.05 M/0.15FT
OFUNATO JAPAN 0.06M/0.2 FT
KAMAISHI JAPAN 0.07CM/0.2FT
MIYAKO JAPAN 0.08CM/ 0.26FT
SHEMYA ALASKA .06CM/0.2 FT
WAVE OBSERVATIONS ARE THE AMPLITUDE ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
(rest looks the sameish)

I am sure civil defense will say it.. but bears repeating, don't go to the beach to try to watch the wave

By the way, the wave will be as high as a meter, according to Hokaido, ABC radio is picking BBC feed