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Tsunami Warning Hawaii
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admin on 02/27/2010 13:30:00
 
NWS Pacific Tsunami Warning Center on Feb 27 issued a warning that a potentially
destructive tsunami after a 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit Chile and killed more
than 70 people, is expected to hit the state of Hawaii at 11:19 a.m. Hawaii time
(4 p.m. EST)
The tsunami warning for Hawaii as cited in verbatim below continues in effect
for the state of Hawaii, the agency says in the latest bulletin issued at 1119
AM HST SAT 27 FEB 2010.
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
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center will update the warning hourly when
necessary.