TSUNAMI ADVISORY (because of 8.8 Earthquake in Chile)

Update: 3:45 PM, 2/27/2010
All is well here. Our hearts go out to those in Chile and elsewhere that are being impacted by this earthquake.

Update from JKimdall
Estimated arrival of the first wave at Point Sur is at 12:32 PM.
Info from WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV
‘THE LISTING OF A TSUNAMI ARRIVAL TIME DOES NOT INDICATE A WAVE IS IMMINENT. The listed arrival time is the initial wave arrival. Tsunamis can be dangerous for many hours after arrival, and the initial wave is not necessarily the largest.’

Special Weather Statement

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
821 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010

CAZ006-505-508-509-529-530-271830-
SAN FRANCISCO-
COASTAL NORTH BAY...INCLUDING POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE-
SAN FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE-SAN FRANCISCO PENINSULA COAST-
NORTHERN MONTEREY BAY-SOUTHERN MONTEREY BAY AND BIG SUR COAST-
821 AM PST SAT FEB 27 2010

...A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM POINT ARENA TO POINT
PIEDRAS BLANCAS...

PERSONS IN TSUNAMI ADVISORY AREAS SHOULD MOVE OUT OF THE
WATER...OFF THE BEACH AND OUT OF HARBORS AND MARINAS.

TSUNAMI ADVISORIES MEAN THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR VERY NEAR
WATER IS IMMINENT OF EXPECTED. SIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION
IS NOT EXPECTED FOR AREAS IN AN ADVISORY. TSUNAMIS ARE A SERIES OF
WAVES POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SEVERAL HOURS AFTER INITIAL ARRIVAL
TIME. ESTIMATED TIMES OF INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL FOR SAN FRANCISCO IS
1:26 PM PST TODAY.

AT THIS TIME WAVE HEIGHTS ARE FORECAST TO BE LOCALLY UP TO TWO AND
A HALF FEET.

FOR ARRIVAL TIMES AT ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS SEE HTTP://WCATWC.ARH.NOAA.GOV


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