Tsunami warning for California

Certain areas of California have been warned of a possible tsunami triggered by the Chile 8.8 magnitude earthquake, sfgate.com reported citing an advisory by the National Weather Service.

The advisory says that the possible affected areas include Alameda, San Francisco, Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Marin, Monterey, Contra Costa, Napa, Sonoma, and Santa Clara counties.

The tsunami warning for California bay area is not as strong as the one for Hawaii. Still, the possibility of dangerous surges and currents in harbors and bays can not be excluded.

Below are a list of estimated times of arrival for the tsunami from the NWS's Tsunami Warning Center site. Some areas are supposed to have already seen the tsunami.

Location /time of arrival

La Jolla, California 1202 PST FEB 27 2002 UTC FEB 27

the California-Mexico border 1204 PST FEB 27 2004 UTC FEB 27

Newport Beach, California 1212 PST FEB 27 2012 UTC FEB 27

San Pedro, California 1215 PST FEB 27 2015 UTC FEB 27

Point Concepcion, California 1217 PST FEB 27 2017 UTC FEB 27

Santa Monica, California 1225 PST FEB 27 2025 UTC FEB 27

Santa Barbara, California 1231 PST FEB 27 2031 UTC FEB 27

Point Sur, California 1232 PST FEB 27 2032 UTC FEB 27

Port San Luis, California 1235 PST FEB 27 2035 UTC FEB 27

Monterey, California 1243 PST FEB 27 2043 UTC FEB 27

DART 46411 1257 PST FEB 27 2057 UTC FEB 27

Point Reyes, California 1259 PST FEB 27 2059 UTC FEB 27

Point Arena, California 1304 PST FEB 27 2104 UTC FEB 27

Fort Bragg, California 1307 PST FEB 27 2107 UTC FEB 27

Cape Mendocino, California 1322 PST FEB 27 2122 UTC FEB 27

San Francisco, California 1326 PST FEB 27 2126 UTC FEB 27

DART 46407 1332 PST FEB 27 2132 UTC FEB 27

Humboldt Bay, California 1333 PST FEB 27 2133 UTC FEB 27

Crescent City, California 1346 PST FEB 27 2146 UTC FEB 27

cited from http://wcatwc.arh.noaa.gov/2010/02/27/725245/09/webeta725245-09.txt

Those who are concerned about the Tsunami Warning for Hawaii and how to deal with a tusnami, read here

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