Not the best day for a swim at the beach!

[Treads]

Land and Marine Tsunami Warning - Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) (http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/nsw_alerts.shtml)


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Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology

MEDIA:
No use of the Standard Emergency Warning Signal (SEWS)
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE AND FREQUENT BROADCAST
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TSUNAMI WARNING NUMBER 3 FOR NEW SOUTH WALES
Issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) at
10:43 PM EDT on Saturday 27 February 2010
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TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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SUMMARY:
Tsunami warning for the marine environment for NEW SOUTH WALES.

Threatened areas extend from Broken Bay to Point Danger.

Possibility of dangerous waves, strong ocean currents and foreshore flooding
for several hours from 08:45 am (EDT) Sunday.

Further south from about 8am Sunday for coastal areas from Broken Bay to Gabo
Island, there are likely to be unusual currents and tides during Sunday. At
this stage, those areas, including the coast and bays around Sydney Harbour,
are not considered to be under threat of significant tsunami effects.

Sea level observations HAVE confirmed a tsunami has been generated.

For further details visit the Bureau web site Bureau of Meteorology - Home Page (http://www.bom.gov.au).

Next update due by 12:13 AM EDT on Sunday 28 February 2010
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DETAILS:
Tsunami waves are more powerful than the same size beach waves, with the first
wave not always the largest. First tsunami effects are expected as follows:

Crowdy Head after 08:45 am (EDT) Sunday
Coffs Harbour after 09:00 am (EDT) Sunday
Byron Bay after 09:15 am (EDT) Sunday
Tweed Heads after 09:15 am (EST) Sunday

Do not go to the coast to watch the tsunami. Check that your neighbours have
received this advice.

Boats in harbours, estuaries or shallow coastal water should return to shore.
Secure your boat and move away from the waterfront. Vessels already at sea
should stay offshore in deep water until further advised.

Do not go to the coast to watch the tsunami, as there is the possibility of
dangerous, localised flooding of the immediate foreshore.

For emergency assistance, call NEW SOUTH WALES STATE EMERGENCY SERVICE on 132
500

Maps showing the affected areas are on the Bureau web site
Home - JATWC (http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami). For a repeat of this warning call 1300 TSUNAMI (1300
878 6264).
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TSUNAMI SOURCE:
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 8.8 occurred at 5:34 PM EDT on Saturday 27
February 2010 near THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE (latitude 35.320S longitude
72.930W )
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The JATWC is operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Geoscience
Australia
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[LandyAndy]

They just had a tsunami warning on the wireless for south east QLD for 8am tommorow morning.
For more info the report says to visit the BOM website.
Andrew

[Treads]

Beat you by 1 minute :p :D

http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/99597-not-best-day-swim-beach.html

[LandyAndy]

Home - JATWC (http://www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/)
Andrew

[dobbo]

They just had a sunami warning on the wireless for south east QLD for 8am tommorow morning.
For more info the report says to visit the BOM website.
Andrew


you mean a Tsunami?

[Sleepy]

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[LandyAndy]

Hope all is ok over there in the morning.
8.8 underwater is pretty strong.
Andrew

[LandyAndy]

Leave me alone Dobbo,thats Ronalds area you are straying into:p:p:p
Andrew

[THE BOOGER]

So we shouldnt take the tinny out on sunday morning? 8.8 is a major earthquake if anything big happens it should be on the news by 9.00 sun then:)
those warnings are for here they have had 8 or 9 deaths over there already

[Treads]

Leave me alone Dobbo,thats Ronalds area you are straying into:p:p:p


And he does spelling and grammar correction with much more style :angel: :D

[V8Ian]

Related to the quake in Chile?

[Chucaro]

What happens next!!! looks very bad in Chile :(

[scarry]

Looks like we won't be taking the dogs for a run at the spit:(
tomorrow

[samuelclarke]

This could be interesting! I was planning on going for a 6am early morning surf at Noosa National Park before work...the waves might be bigger than expected! :twisted: :angel: Seriously though, I'll be keeping a close watch on this and not taking any risks.

Hopefully there isn't any major loss of life or damage from this! We haven't had any Tsunami warnings on the east coast for a long time.

[V8Ian]

Cairns TV was interupted at 21.00 for this alert.

[Stuck]

And you reckon I've got no reason to sweat. The bigger summer tides back up through the stormwater drains and flood the gutter in front of my house. Global warming and now this. I can even pick the tides by the government bus. The house will shake when the bus goes past at high tide due to the hydraulic effect in the sand but no effect is felt at the lower parts of the tide.

[dobbo]

And you reckon I've got no reason to sweat. The bigger summer tides back up through the stormwater drains and flood the gutter in front of my house. Global warming and now this. I can even pick the tides by the government bus. The house will shake when the bus goes past at high tide due to the hydraulic effect in the sand but no effect is felt at the lower parts of the tide.

If you post when your in trouble, I should have about 1/2 to an hour for the lake and channels to fill so I can get out of here

[350RRC]

8.8 is a huge earthquake and if it was centred near a population centre the results would be catastrophic.

DL

[THE BOOGER]

88 dead in chile will get worse:(

[lardy]

I dare say that as the chileans don't have any oil/diamonds/or prescious metals Aid will trickle through as and when much like Haiti.
Shame that so many poor die and not too many people care.
As we are a nation that has commodities and has English as a primary language, would we be in a good position to receive International aid opossed to a third world country?
As so many third world countries have massive populations through lack of education and or faith based reproduction practices, and are reliant on scraping a living through farming in hamlets etc and to then suffer because of changes in the enviroment.
Should the world globally reap the effects of global warming and peak oil, would it be right to abandon this heart felt international assistance that Western countries always churn out (guilt for being the people that have) that eventually filters to people in need when our own country could be under duress?
This is not an enquiry that is derived by rascist sentiment, but one of practicality-would we expect our government agencies to continue to support relief efforts should we start seeing natural disasters happening at home enmass?
When would a prudent time to pull the plug on such relief efforts?
Who could be so cavalier as to suggest such a thing ?
Quite a thought provoking issue may not be suitable for this section, just thought it up on the hoof.
Regards Andy

[p38arover]

Leave me alone Dobbo,thats Ronalds area you are straying into:p:p:p
Andrew

Fixed - before I saw Dobbo's post.

[Chucaro]

There are not guide lines about what to do for people that live on the 3.6 mt Australian Datum :confused:
Are the people at risk in Hervey Bay now? What they have to do? Evacuate?
This warning is only use tocreate panic or confusion in the way that is issed.
Bugger if I know what I have to do now living 300 yards for the beach :confused:

[windsock]

Some of the latest from www.stuff.co.nz (http://www.stuff.co.nz)...



9.23am: Gisborne residents have had a quick change of heart about returning home this morning, when seas levels dropped suddenly - signalling a tsunami was imminent.
A witness said the water went "a long, long way out", dropping below low tide levels, even though it was around high tide.
Civil Defence had now blocked off all roads to the beaches.
There were still "idiots" been seen heading to the beach with surfboards on their cars, the witness said.
Civil Defence volunteers and emergency service personnel had been door knocking at beachfront homes in the city and small settlements along the East Coast advising people of the warning and recommending they move inland or to higher ground.
At that stage many people had already been contacted by relatives, neighbours and friends who had already heard of the warning in some cases on overseas media.
Most residents, by now familiar with the procedure after several alerts over the past two years, moved to higher ground automatically, "just in case".
Many boat owners, including Eastland Port, put vessels out to sea.
By 8am when the wave was due to arrive, hill tops in and around Gisborne were chocabloc with people and cars. On Kaiti Hill overlooking the city and port, a few people could also be seen on the city beachfront below, waiting to watch for a wave.




10.17am: Marsden Point oil refinery has suspended all operations pending further information on the severity of the tsunami.

Production controller Ted Rye said all operations at the country's only oil refinery had been put on hold.

"We’ve just had a report from a trader fishing boat out at the Hen and Chick islands, about 10 kilometers off the coast, and they have noticed quite a significant surge."

A small ship which had been discharging its oil at the port this morning had also been stopped, Mr Rye said.
10.07am: Civil Defence Minister John Carter is appealling to Kiwis to take today's warnings seriously, and stay away from beaches all day.
10.02am: Gauges are reporting a tsunami of about half a metre at the Chatham Islands, and 20cm at East Cape, Civil Defence emergency management has reported.
Changes in water level - seen as a precursor to a tsunami - have been seen is Gisborne, and gauges show changes in the Hawke's Bay and at Castlepoint, on the Wairarapa coast.
Initial surges were likely to be smaller than those to follow, Civil Defence warned. It was expected that the greatest wave heights could occur between six and 12 hours after the initial arrivals.
9.56am: Today's dragonboat racing event on Wellington Harbour has also been cancelled due to the tsunami alert and at the request of police and Civil Defence.
Wellington civil-defence Controller Mike Mendonca says it is better to take a cautious approach.
"Our advice for everyone is to stay away from beaches and low-lying coastal areas until further notice - when the all-clear is given," he said.
9.46am: Wispering Sands Beachfront Motel owner Peter Martin had been watching the sea in Gisborne and said there had been a noticeable drop in the water level.

"The water went out a wee bit and when the water dropped the water came out of the river water … the water's looking quite dirty," he said.

"I think now the … sea level's starting to come back in," he said.

There had been a voluntary evacuation notice issued but locals were pretty relaxed.

"I don't think people have gone as crazy as they have the past two times," he said.

[Bearman]

Is everyone aware of the tsunami warning for eastern Australia for coastal areas. Check your bureau of meteorology site for information relevant to your area. This is from a 8.8 magnitude earthquake yesterday in Chile (across the Pacific from us). Some areas of Qld,Nsw and Vic are in the warning areas.

[sschmez]

Yep,

Thread here (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/99597-not-best-day-swim-beach.html) already

Stevo

[Chucaro]

Yes mate, but they do not tell us what to do!:confused:
Why create a panic if they do not tell the population near the coast what they have to do?
As far as I know they do not evacuate people in Hervey Bay which is very low.

[windsock]

Is everyone aware of the tsunami warning for eastern Australia for coastal areas. Check your bureau of meteorology site for information relevant to your area. This is from a 8.8 magnitude earthquake yesterday in Chile (across the Pacific from us). Some areas of Qld,Nsw and Vic are in the warning areas.


Yep, see "Not the best day for a swim at the beach" (http://www.aulro.com/afvb/general-chat/99597-not-best-day-swim-beach.html) thread. ;)

DOH! Already a reply http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/images/smilies/homersimpson.gif

[windsock]

From the GeoNet Tsunami (http://www.geonet.org.nz/tsunami/)page. "De-tided" water levels. Note the one metre wave scale on the right hand side.,

Click refresh to update the data.

http://www.geonet.org.nz/images/tsunami/gauges/tg/detide.png

http://images.geonet.org.nz/maps/national-tsunami.jpg