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Offline Vulcan

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Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« on: September 29, 2009, 02:37:15 PM »
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Tsunami on way to NZ after Samoa quake
LATEST: A tsunami is radiating across the South Pacific following a massive 8.3 magnitude earthquake near Samoa and will hit New Zealand later today.

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Offline Chalenge

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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2009, 02:53:39 PM »
I heard Hawaii is warning New Zealand its going to be a big one but it does seem rather far even for a quake of that magnitude.
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Offline druski85

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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2009, 02:59:09 PM »
Most of my good friends in NZ live on the south island -- north island ought to shelter em well enough... :uhoh

Good luck North Islanders   :pray
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Offline Tac

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« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2009, 03:21:38 PM »
Yeah woke up to the news while having bfast.

my hotel is uphill but just 3 blocks from the sea. I got all my things packed survival gear style (I guess coming from florida does help...canned food, water, camera...all in da bag!).

ETA 40 minutes 'till impact. They predict 1 meter high wave. Hotel has 4 stories high so we be ready as we can be.
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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2009, 03:35:54 PM »
Stay safe
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Offline Vulcan

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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #5 on: September 29, 2009, 04:02:31 PM »
Don't worry, it'll be an anticlimax... NZ hangs out for something exciting to happen  :devil
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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #6 on: September 29, 2009, 05:20:25 PM »
So far nuthing... supposed to have 'hit' 10 mins ago hehe.
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Offline Denholm

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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #7 on: September 29, 2009, 05:48:00 PM »
Good to know. Keep the surfboard handy.
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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2009, 06:09:24 PM »
Well, it killed some ppl in Samoa.. And now I'm hearing a US west coast advisory from the radio on Vancouver island... Huh, might be interesting... But I'm 300ft up from the water, so no worries for me...
Might make for some cool photo's tho...  Anybody hear a time bracket for arrival at the NW coast of US?

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Offline Swoop

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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #9 on: September 29, 2009, 06:13:16 PM »
Last update I saw was Pacific wide tsunami alert cancelled.  40cm swell on the east coast of New Zealand, that's it.
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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #10 on: September 29, 2009, 06:20:41 PM »
5ft tsunami hit American Samoa, reports saying a coastal fishing village was wiped out but nothing confirmed.


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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #11 on: September 29, 2009, 06:30:20 PM »
Yep, it was no show well as swoop said 40cm....damn forecasters...when will they get it right..... I freshly waxed and all.


And for those of you who will jump on me for making light of this situation.... Very sad news for those in Samoa...one of our guys is off trying to find out info on family...He believes they will be fine but they have big families...and are a large community as a whole.


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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #12 on: September 29, 2009, 08:09:23 PM »
People where I live are waiting patiently to get waxed by a wave. We chuckle at the evacuation route signs....especially since some of them actually follow coastal roads.
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Offline trigger2

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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #13 on: September 29, 2009, 08:23:27 PM »
Quote from: RipChord929 on September 29, 2009, 06:09:24 PM
Well, it killed some ppl in Samoa.. And now I'm hearing a US west coast advisory from the radio on Vancouver island... Huh, might be interesting... But I'm 300ft up from the water, so no worries for me...
Might make for some cool photo's tho...  Anybody hear a time bracket for arrival at the NW coast of US?

RC

Yeah, 9:30 - 10:00 PM Local, I'm far enough away from the coast for it not to "affect" me, but my CAP squadron CO has already called and put us all on standby, so, we'll see.
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Re: Hey Tac.... get to high ground!
« Reply #14 on: September 29, 2009, 09:48:12 PM »
Yeah its sad to see what happened in Samoa. Nothing yet in NZ but the warning is still out (albeit downgraded).

I really worry about the marshall islands...their land is barely 5ft above sea level :(

though i guess by now they shouldve been affected and I see no news about it on the net or tv. hope it missed them.
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