UPDATED (10/28/2012 at 10:40 AM)
This is a Civil Defense Message for Sunday October 28, 2012 at 10:30 a.m. This is a beach park update. All beach parks are now open after an evaluation of ocean conditions and beach parks by our Ocean Safety Division. The public should still use caution when swimming, boating or fishing in coastal areas. Thank you for listening and have a safe day!This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense.
Hawaii County Civil Defense – Beach Re-Opens Audio MessageUPDATED (10/28/2012 at 5:50 AM)
MEDIA RELEASE
This is a Civil Defense Message for Sunday October 28, 2012 at 4:15 AM. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has cancelled the tsunami advisory for the Island of Hawaii, however small seal level changes and strong or unusual currents may persist for several additional hours. Beaches will remain closed until further notice. This will be the final message issued for this event unless conditions change. This is your Hawaii County Civil Defense
UPDATED (10/28/2012 at 3:20 AM)
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 12
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
300 AM HST SUN OCT 28 2012
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0504 PM HST 27 OCT 2012
COORDINATES – 52.8 NORTH 131.8 WEST
LOCATION – QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE – 7.7 MOMENT
EVALUATION
TSUNAMI WAVES THAT CAN BE A HAZARD TO SWIMMERS AND BOATERS AS WELL AS TO PERSONS NEAR THE SHORE AT BEACHES AND IN HARBORS AND MARINAS ARE NOW AFFECTING THE STATE OF HAWAII. THIS HAZARD COULD CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE SITUATION IS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY AND THE ADVISORY WILL END WHEN THE HAZARD HAS PASSED.
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
UPDATED (10/28/2012 at 1:15 AM)
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Mayor Billy Kenoi talks about the downgrade to a tsunami advisory and some of the challenges faced on the night of the tsunami warning. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7
The tsunami warning has been downgraded to a tsunami advisory for Hawaii.
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 11
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
200 AM HST SUN OCT 28 2012
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI ADVISORY SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0504 PM HST 27 OCT 2012
COORDINATES – 52.8 NORTH 131.8 WEST
LOCATION – QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE – 7.7 MOMENT
EVALUATION
TSUNAMI WAVES THAT CAN BE A HAZARD TO SWIMMERS AND BOATERS AS WELL AS TO PERSONS NEAR THE SHORE AT BEACHES AND IN HARBORS AND MARINAS ARE NOW AFFECTING THE STATE OF HAWAII. THIS HAZARD COULD CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS. THE SITUATION IS BEING MONITORED CLOSELY AND THE ADVISORY WILL END WHEN THE HAZARD HAS PASSED.
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
UPDATED (10/28/2012 at 12:40 AM)
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 9
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1216 AM HST SUN OCT 28 2012
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0504 PM HST 27 OCT 2012
COORDINATES – 52.8 NORTH 131.8 WEST
LOCATION – QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE – 7.7 MOMENT
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
REPORTS OF 4FT OSCILLATIONS CONTINUING AT WAILOA HARBOR NEAR HILO ON THE BIG ISLAND
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- HONOLULU OAHU 21.3N 157.9W 0903Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 12MIN MOKUOLOE OAHU 21.4N 157.8W 0858Z 0.08M / 0.2FT 08MIN MIDWAY 28.2N 177.4W 0923Z 0.09M / 0.3FT 10MIN HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 0853Z 0.37M / 1.2FT 16MIN KAWAIHAE HAWAII 20.0N 155.8W 0931Z 0.43M / 1.4FT 08MIN KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 0907Z 0.76M / 2.5FT 12MIN WAIANAE HI 21.4N 158.2W 0855Z 0.16M / 0.6FT 06MIN HALEIWA HI 21.6N 158.1W 0844Z 0.43M / 1.4FT 10MIN HANALEI HI 22.2N 159.5W 0843Z 0.17M / 0.6FT 22MIN MAKAPU`U HI 21.3N 157.7W 0849Z 0.41M / 1.3FT 08MIN DART 46410 57.6N 143.8W 0428Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 32MIN DART 46409 55.3N 148.5W 0444Z 0.02M / 0.1FT 38MIN DART 46403 52.7N 156.9W 0528Z 0.02M / 0.1FT 26MIN DART 46402 51.1N 164.0W 0609Z 0.02M / 0.1FT 24MIN DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 0423Z 0.05M / 0.1FT 30MIN DART 46407 42.6N 128.9W 0456Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 28MIN SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0542Z 0.09M / 0.3FT 30MIN CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0736Z 0.42M / 1.4FT 24MIN DART 46419 48.8N 129.6W 0344Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 20MIN ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0633Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 06MIN WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.5N 128.0W 0413Z 0.23M / 0.8FT 30MIN LANGARA POINT BC 54.2N 133.1W 0424Z 0.20M / 0.7FT 26MIN
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.
NOTE – DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.
EVALUATION
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
1028 PM HST SAT 27 OCT 2012
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
UPDATED (10/27/2012 at 11:26 PM)
The Hawaii County Emergency Operations Center at Hawaii County Civil Defense in Hilo. Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 8
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1106 PM HST SAT OCT 27 2012
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0504 PM HST 27 OCT 2012
COORDINATES – 52.8 NORTH 131.8 WEST
LOCATION – QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE – 7.7 MOMENT
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- KAHULUI MAUI 20.9N 156.5W 0844Z 0.57M / 1.9FT 14MIN WAIANAE HI 21.4N 158.2W 0855Z 0.16M / 0.6FT 06MIN HALEIWA HI 21.6N 158.1W 0844Z 0.43M / 1.4FT 10MIN HANALEI HI 22.2N 159.5W 0843Z 0.17M / 0.6FT 22MIN MAKAPU`U HI 21.3N 157.7W 0849Z 0.41M / 1.3FT 08MIN HILO HAWAII 19.7N 155.1W 0834Z 0.21M / 0.7FT 44MIN DART 46410 57.6N 143.8W 0428Z 0.03M / 0.1FT 32MIN DART 46409 55.3N 148.5W 0444Z 0.02M / 0.1FT 38MIN DART 46403 52.7N 156.9W 0528Z 0.02M / 0.1FT 26MIN DART 46402 51.1N 164.0W 0609Z 0.02M / 0.1FT 24MIN DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 0423Z 0.05M / 0.1FT 30MIN DART 46407 42.6N 128.9W 0456Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 28MIN SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0542Z 0.09M / 0.3FT 30MIN CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0736Z 0.42M / 1.4FT 24MIN DART 46419 48.8N 129.6W 0344Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 20MIN ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0633Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 06MIN WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.5N 128.0W 0413Z 0.23M / 0.8FT 30MIN LANGARA POINT BC 54.2N 133.1W 0424Z 0.20M / 0.7FT 26MIN
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.
NOTE – DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.
EVALUATION
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
1028 PM HST SAT 27 OCT 2012
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
UPDATED (10/27/2012 at 10:45 PM)
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At the Hawaii County Emergency Operations Center in Hilo, Hawaii
TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
1003 PM HST SAT OCT 27 2012
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0504 PM HST 27 OCT 2012
COORDINATES – 52.8 NORTH 131.8 WEST
LOCATION – QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE – 7.7 MOMENT
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
——————- —– —— —– ————— —–
SITKA AK 57.1N 135.3W 0542Z 0.09M / 0.3FT 30MIN
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0736Z 0.42M / 1.4FT 24MIN
DART 46419 48.8N 129.6W 0344Z 0.07M / 0.2FT 20MIN
ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0633Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 06MIN
WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.5N 128.0W 0413Z 0.23M / 0.8FT 30MIN
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 0417Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 20MIN
LANGARA POINT BC 54.2N 133.1W 0424Z 0.20M / 0.7FT 26MIN
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.
NOTE – DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.
EVALUATION
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
10:28 PM HST SAT 27 OCT 2012
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
UPDATED (10/27/2012 at 9:36 PM)
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TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 5
NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI
907 PM HST SAT OCT 27 2012
TO – CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII
SUBJECT – TSUNAMI WARNING SUPPLEMENT
A TSUNAMI WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII.
AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS
ORIGIN TIME – 0504 PM HST 27 OCT 2012
COORDINATES – 52.8 NORTH 131.8 WEST
LOCATION – QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
MAGNITUDE – 7.7 MOMENT
MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY
GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER
——————- —– —— —– ————— —–
ARENA COVE CA 38.9N 123.7W 0633Z 0.32M / 1.1FT 06MIN
CRESCENT CITY CA 41.7N 124.2W 0602Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 26MIN
WINTER HARBOUR BC 50.5N 128.0W 0413Z 0.23M / 0.8FT 30MIN
DART 46404 45.9N 128.8W 0417Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 20MIN
LANGARA POINT BC 54.2N 133.1W 0424Z 0.20M / 0.7FT 26MIN
DART 46419 48.8N 129.6W 0346Z 0.06M / 0.2FT 12MIN
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.
NOTE – DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY
ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL
MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS.
EVALUATION
A TSUNAMI HAS BEEN GENERATED THAT COULD CAUSE DAMAGE ALONG
COASTLINES OF ALL ISLANDS IN THE STATE OF HAWAII. URGENT ACTION
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT LIVES AND PROPERTY.
A TSUNAMI IS A SERIES OF LONG OCEAN WAVES. EACH INDIVIDUAL WAVE
CREST CAN LAST 5 TO 15 MINUTES OR MORE AND EXTENSIVELY FLOOD
COASTAL AREAS. THE DANGER CAN CONTINUE FOR MANY HOURS AFTER THE
INITIAL WAVE AS SUBSEQUENT WAVES ARRIVE. TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHTS
CANNOT BE PREDICTED AND THE FIRST WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST.
TSUNAMI WAVES EFFICIENTLY WRAP AROUND ISLANDS. ALL SHORES ARE AT
RISK NO MATTER WHICH DIRECTION THEY FACE. THE TROUGH OF A TSUNAMI
WAVE MAY TEMPORARILY EXPOSE THE SEAFLOOR BUT THE AREA WILL
QUICKLY FLOOD AGAIN. EXTREMELY STRONG AND UNUSUAL NEARSHORE
CURRENTS CAN ACCOMPANY A TSUNAMI. DEBRIS PICKED UP AND CARRIED
BY A TSUNAMI AMPLIFIES ITS DESTRUCTIVE POWER. SIMULTANEOUS HIGH
TIDES OR HIGH SURF CAN SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASE THE TSUNAMI HAZARD.
THE ESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIME IN HAWAII OF THE FIRST TSUNAMI WAVE IS
1028 PM HST SAT 27 OCT 2012
MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT.
