[Bounty Hunter]

(Mods this is definately more fishing related than a lot of stuff on the main board. Please do not move.)


They just had an earthquake off the Japanese coast. 8 point something on their scale. Although there is no tsumami warning for the OR/WA coast, Alaska has one. Sounds like the energy is going to break around 10:30 tonight at Seaside. Check the Tsunami warning sight for more info...

Might keep an eye on this if you are headed to the coast. Could this might affect the clamming or charters this weekend..?


EARTHQUAKE DATA:
PRELIMINARY MAGNITUDE: 8.0
LOCATION: 42.1N 143.6E - HOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION
TIME: 1150 ADT 09/25/2003
1250 PDT 09/25/2003
1950 UTC 09/25/2003
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COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO YAKUTAT,
AK.

...NO - REPEAT NO - TSUNAMI WATCH OR WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE COASTAL AREAS FROM THE CALIFORNIA-MEXICO BORDER TO
YAKUTAT, AK...

FOR INFORMATION ONLY - ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL...
SITKA, AK 1927 ADT SEP 25 CRESCENT CITY,CA 2222 PDT SEP 25
LANGARA, BC 2033 PDT SEP 25 SEASIDE, OR 2223 PDT SEP 25
KETCHIKAN, AK 2046 ADT SEP 25 ASTORIA, OR 2246 PDT SEP 25
JUNEAU, AK 2048 ADT SEP 25 SAN FRANCISCO,CA 2306 PDT SEP 25
TOFINO, BC 2200 PDT SEP 25 SAN PEDRO, CA 2327 PDT SEP 25
NEAH BAY, WA 2211 PDT SEP 25 LA JOLLA, CA 2336 PDT SEP 25
CHARLESTON, OR 2215 PDT SEP 25
$$

THE PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER AT EWA BEACH, HAWAII WILL
ISSUE BULLETINS FOR OTHER AREAS OF THE PACIFIC.

BULLETINS WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT. THE TSUNAMI WATCH/WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. REFER TO THE INTERNET SITE
HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ETA SITES.

 

[Phil Layer]

If the wave did come through, it would mess up the ocean for no more than four hours. After that, you could go out fishing again.

I was in Tillamook many years ago when the Coast Guard ran us all off because of a suspected tsunami. It never made it to shore but it sure was eerie over there for a while.

[ 09-25-2003, 04:09 PM: Message edited by: Phil Layer ]

 

[Keta]

You would hardly notice this offshore. They only build up inshore. I called my niece in Ketchikan and they're going to head to higher ground this evening.

 

[Bounty Hunter]

OK, I guess they called it off. Here's a snippit of the final bullitin:

EVALUATION:
NO TSUNAMI DANGER EXISTS FOR ALASKA, BRITISH COLUMBIA,
WASHINGTON, OREGON, OR CALIFORNIA. HOWEVER, SOME AREAS MAY
EXPERIENCE SMALL SEA LEVEL CHANGES. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS
CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION, THE ALL
CLEAR DETERMINATIONS MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES.

COASTAL AREAS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA.

...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH STATUS IS CANCELLED FOR
BRITISH COLUMBIA AND ALASKA...

 

[Keta]

Thanks BH. I'll call my niece :smile: