{"id":1960,"date":"2011-03-11T09:30:44","date_gmt":"2011-03-11T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1960"},"modified":"2011-03-11T10:14:22","modified_gmt":"2011-03-11T17:14:22","slug":"tsunami-warning-for-southern-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psychosolodiver.com\/?p=1960","title":{"rendered":"Tsunami Warning For Southern California"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is an urgent bulletin for my three readers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

…A TSUNAMI WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND
\nHARBORS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION…<\/p>\n

…A TSUNAMI ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND
\nHARBORS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION…<\/p>\n

BASED ON THE LATEST TELECONFERENCE…THERE HAS BEEN A SLIGHT
\nINCREASE IN MANY OF THE FORECAST TSUNAMI AMPLITUDES ALONG THE
\nSOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST. COASTAL AREAS NORTH OF POINT CONCEPTION
\nWILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE A TSUNAMI INUNDATION BETWEEN 3.5 TO 7 FEET.
\nHIGHEST WAVE INUNDATION TO AROUND 7 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED AROUND PORT
\nSAN LUIS. FOR AREAS SOUTH OF POINT CONCEPTION…EXPECTED TSUNAMI
\nWAVE HEIGHTS 2 FEET TO AROUND 3 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED FROM SANTA
\nBARBARA TO LONG BEACH.<\/p>\n

RECOMMENDED ACTIONS…
\nPERSONS IN LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS SHOULD MOVE INLAND TO HIGHER
\nGROUND AND BE ALERT TO INSTRUCTIONS FROM THEIR LOCAL EMERGENCY
\nOFFICIALS. TSUNAMIS OFTEN ARRIVE AS A SERIES OF WAVES WHICH COULD BE
\nDANGEROUS FOR AS MUCH AS 10 HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL.<\/p>\n

A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS SOUTH OF POINT
\nCONCEPTION. A TSUNAMI ADVISORY MEANS THAT A TSUNAMI CAPABLE OF
\nPRODUCING STRONG CURRENTS OR WAVES DANGEROUS TO PERSONS IN OR NEAR
\nTHE WATER AS WELL AS BOATS MOORED IN HARBORS IS IMMINENT OR
\nEXPECTED.<\/p>\n

THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL WILL BEGIN WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF THE
\nESTIMATED ARRIVAL TIMES LISTED BELOW:<\/p>\n

PORT SAN LUIS HARBOR…AT 803 AM PST.
\nPOINT CONCEPTION…….AT 757 AM PST
\nSANTA BARBARA HARBOR…AT 817 AM PST.
\nRINCON……………..AT 828 AM PST
\nSANTA MONICA HARBOR….AT 831 AM PST.
\nSAN PEDRO HARBOR…….AT 832 AM PST.<\/p>\n

NEW INFORMATION…<\/p>\n

THE LATEST EXPECTED TSUNAMI WAVE HEIGHT AMPLITUDES…<\/p>\n

MORRO BAY…………… 3.9 FT
\nPORT SAN LUIS HARBOR…. 7.1 FT
\nPISMO BEACH…………. 2.4 FT
\nSANTA MARIA…………. 3.3 FT
\nSANTA BARBARA……….. 1.6 FT
\nCARPINTERIA…………. 1.6 FT
\nVENTURA…………….. 2.9 FT
\nMALIBU……………… 1.2 FT
\nSANTA MONICA………… 2.8 FT
\nREDONDO BEACH……….. 2.1 FT
\nSAN PEDRO HARBOR…….. 1.3 FT
\nHUNTINGTON BEACH…….. 2.3 FT<\/p>\n

THE TSUNAMI IS A RESULT OF A LARGE EARTHQUAKE WITH A PRELIMINARY
\nMAGNITUDE OF 8.9 ON THE RICHTER SCALE THAT OCCURRED AT 945 PM PST
\nLAST EVENING. THE EARTHQUAKE LOCATION WAS JUST OFFSHORE OF JAPAN.<\/p>\n

A TSUNAMI WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A POTENTIAL TSUNAMI WITH
\nSIGNIFICANT WIDESPREAD INUNDATION IS IMMINENT OR EXPECTED. WARNINGS
\nALERT THE PUBLIC THAT WIDESPREAD…DANGEROUS COASTAL FLOODING
\nACCOMPANIED BY POWERFUL CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE AND MAY CONTINUE FOR
\nSEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE. WARNINGS ALSO ALERT EMERGENCY
\nMANAGEMENT OFFICIALS TO TAKE ACTION FOR THE ENTIRE TSUNAMI HAZARD
\nZONE. APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY LOCAL OFFICIALS MAY INCLUDE
\nTHE EVACUATION OF LOW-LYING COASTAL AREAS AND REPOSITIONING OF SHIPS
\nTO DEEP WATERS WHEN THERE IS TIME TO SAFELY DO SO.<\/p>\n

THIS PRODUCT WILL BE UPDATED AS NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.<\/p>\n

This notice is from Yahoo weather.<\/a><\/p>\n

Video of the Japan Tsunami from Al Jazeera News:<\/strong><\/p>\n