PACIFIC TSUNAMI ALERT

[rooster]

* UPDATE *

10:10 am. Hawaii time.

All coastline roads are closed. Waikiki, all tourists either evaced or on 3rd floor of hotels. All small boats out of harbors. Hilo airport closed. Civil defense going to fill reservoirs, public told to refrain from using water so as not to stress the sewage system. Longs in Ewa beach, closed. Cheapest beer in town News stations are covering every minute detail. I'm pouring Bloody Mary mix into my 1st beer

[kidrock]

everyone here just stocking up.........water, toilet paper, rice, beer, soda, more beer. hopefully the power will stay on.
will head down for pics in a while

what, no Spam?!?

[frog]

Have one for me!!

[Mike Fernandez]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100227/ap_ ... ke_tsunami

[analbirth]

i surfed it this morning must've been the close out set that came through

[Smokin Rock]

pretty dull. like watching it go from high tide to low tide in 15 mins
yes....spam! and chilli and vienna sausages. all that good stuff to eat with rice

[RMcKnee]

Been watching our BOM site through the night. We had a tsunami warning current for Queensland but that's now been cancelled. NSW warning is still current. Don't have any boats to secure so will probably be going out for breakfast with the missus and the young feller soon. There's a comfortable cafe by the river where we can sit, sip and watch the water rise.

BOM advises people should stay away from the beach today. I reckon that's fantastic advice and they ought to issue it every day.

Would post more but it's time for me to stress the sewage system.

[RMcKnee]

I dunno.
It's coming.
It's not.
Head for the hills.
Relax.
Tie up your megayacht.
Go back to bed.
What's a man to do?

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 14 FOR QUEENSLAND
Issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre (JATWC) at
8:47 AM EST on Sunday 28 February 2010
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TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT

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SUMMARY:
Tsunami warning for the marine environment for QUEENSLAND.

Threatened areas extend from Point Danger to St Lawrence, including Moreton
Bay and Hervey Bay.

Possibility of dangerous waves, strong ocean currents and foreshore flooding
for several hours from NOW.

Sea level observations HAVE confirmed a tsunami has been generated.

For further details visit the Bureau web site www.bom.gov.au.

Next update due by 10:17 AM EST on Sunday 28 February 2010

[Kev]

BOM advises people should stay away from the beach today. I reckon that's fantastic advice and they ought to issue it every day.

that makes sense

[rooster]

Well the " non-event " has passed, and I guess everyone has enough beer to last until Monday or so. As for me I guess were just gonna rebuild

[Mike Fernandez]

Relax.
Tie up your megayacht.
Go back to bed.
What's a man to do?

The safest thing to do would be to take your yacht way out, you would never feel it. Also you would have shrimp for the barby right below.

[Anthony B]

Just surfed a nice rip bank with some solid little bowls.
Well i was watching them anyway,damn tsunami wouldnt let me get close to the take off spot
Gave the shoulders a workout

[analbirth]

Antthony, your using that as an excuse for old shoulders

[weirdo]

what a fizzer!... amusing to see a guy setup an expensive camera right on the shore at south Narrabeen to film it...hmmmmmm

[randiego]

Would post more but it's time for me to stress the sewage system.

Went down to the Cove and enjoyed a nice coffee in the rain - just me and the pelicans. I saw nothing, but the lifeguards were quoted in the paper as having seen a "very quick tidal change".

Rooster - hope the neighbors haven't raided your beer supply.