JarrenB Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 DO YOU THINK IT WILL HIT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Only higher tides in northland I would imagine. One radio station we were listening to said 2 villages had already been wiped out in Samoa somewhere and many have headed for higher ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrenB Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 To answer my own question: TVNZ is saying that if one does it will hit the tip of NZ at 9:44am and Hawkes Bay at 10:40am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 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. FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES AT FORECAST POINTS WITHIN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS ARE GIVEN BELOW. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF WAVES AND THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. LOCATION FORECAST POINT COORDINATES ARRIVAL TIME -------------------------------- ------------ ------------ NEW ZEALAND EAST CAPE 37.7S 178.5E 2044Z 29 SEP GISBORNE 38.7S 178.0E 2100Z 29 SEP NORTH CAPE 34.4S 173.3E 2112Z 29 SEP NAPIER 39.5S 176.9E 2140Z 29 SEP WELLINGTON 41.3S 174.8E 2150Z 29 SEP AUCKLAND(E) 36.7S 175.0E 2212Z 29 SEP AUCKLAND(W) 37.1S 174.2E 2239Z 29 SEP LYTTELTON 43.6S 172.7E 2255Z 29 SEP NEW PLYMOUTH 39.1S 174.1E 2317Z 29 SEP NELSON 41.3S 173.3E 2323Z 29 SEP DUNEDIN 45.9S 170.5E 2331Z 29 SEP MILFORD SOUND 44.6S 167.9E 2358Z 29 SEP WESTPORT 41.8S 171.6E 2359Z 29 SEP BLUFF 46.6S 168.3E 0044Z 30 SEP retrieved from:http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/pacific/2009/pacific.2009.09.29.185430.txt Zulu time is currently 2044 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 OMG caps lock Isnt it ment to be a 1m wave? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southerrrngirrl Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Its after 9:45! Did it hit?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrenB Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 YES They said there was no damage but who knows! TVNZ (TV1) will be updating us all at 10am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Its after 9:45! Did it hit?? I was just thinking that, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 OMG caps lock Isnt it ment to be a 1m wave? Thats what i've read - but 1 meter doesn't seem that big Aparently they are evacuting the coramandel to higher ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 YES How bad was it.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrenB Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 YES They said there was no damage but who knows! TVNZ (TV1) will be updating us all at 10am. - I was editing my post sorry :oops: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Ok will be back to read about it. We don't watch the news in this house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrenB Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Update:There are people DEAD in Samoa, The Port of Napier is being evacuated, boats in Auckland are being moved away from the citys docks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JarrenB Posted September 29, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 Update: TVNZ has said that the wave could get bigger before it hits Auckland and Wellington! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 OMG caps lock Isnt it ment to be a 1m wave? It was a cut and paste job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaNs Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 It was a cut and paste job... I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamH Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 They could have held down the Shift key while they typed? Is the info in old times or new daylight saving times? I just woke up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 More info on TV1 in 3 or 4 mins. I love live T.V on the computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 its not the size of the post, its the sheer volume and force of the water that kills. I remember seeing the 2004 tsunami that killed thousands. we were v v v high in an apartment, and it didn't look that bad until we saw the destruction that ensued... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morcs Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 The sirens stopped sounding at westpark marina about 40 minutes ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phoenix44 Posted September 29, 2009 Report Share Posted September 29, 2009 and the Hawaiian place has revoked the pacific tsunami warning as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Radio said 25 dead in Samoa and the number will rise dramatically as many more are missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Live reports from Tutukaka harbour telling of big muddy currents suddenly sweeping into the harbour, no big wave, but big currents, whirlpools etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdspider Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Apparently there are tsunamis like this all the time, they usually don't release warnings as too many people flock to the beach to see them. :roll: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New_to_fish_world Posted September 30, 2009 Report Share Posted September 30, 2009 Radio said 25 dead in Samoa and the number will rise dramatically as many more are missing. News just said 40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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