Major Tsunami not expected after Chilean Quake, Wave Should Hit Hawaii at 3:24AM

TSUNAMI MESSAGE NUMBER 6 NWS PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER EWA BEACH HI 546 PM HST TUE APR 01 2014 TO - CIVIL DEFENSE IN THE STATE OF HAWAII SUBJECT - TSUNAMI ADVISORY A TSUNAMI ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII EFFECTIVE AT 0545 PM HST. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 0147 PM HST 01 APR 2014 COORDINATES - 19.8 SOUTH 70.8 WEST LOCATION - OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CHILE MAGNITUDE - 8.2 MOMENT MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY GAUGE LOCATION LAT LON TIME AMPL PER ------------------- ----- ------ ----- --------------- ----- JUAN FERNANDEZ 33.6S 78.8W 0215Z 0.16M / 0.5FT 36MIN SAN FELIX CL 26.3S 80.1W 0137Z 0.68M / 2.2FT 06MIN COQUIMBO CL 30.0S 71.3W 0138Z 0.15M / 0.5FT 34MIN CALDERA CL 27.1S 70.8W 0102Z 0.11M / 0.4FT 30MIN CHANARAL CL 26.4S 70.6W 0133Z 0.24M / 0.8FT 28MIN CALLAO LA-PUNTA PE 12.1S 77.2W 0158Z 0.12M / 0.4FT 38MIN ARICA CL 18.5S 70.3W 0116Z 1.83M / 6.0FT 18MIN MATARANI PE 17.0S 72.1W 0127Z 0.58M / 1.9FT 08MIN PAPOSO CL 25.0S 70.5W 0125Z 0.26M / 0.9FT 22MIN PISAGUA CL 19.6S 70.2W 0055Z 2.01M / 6.6FT 12MIN MEJILLONES CL 23.1S 70.5W 0103Z 0.86M / 2.8FT 34MIN TOCOPILLA CL 22.1S 70.2W 0109Z 0.42M / 1.4FT 10MIN DART 32402 26.7S 74.0W 0044Z 0.05M / 0.2FT 44MIN ANTOFAGASTA CL 23.7S 70.4W 0034Z 0.25M / 0.8FT 18MIN PATACHE CL 20.8S 70.2W 0015Z 1.51M / 5.0FT 10MIN IQUIQUE CL 20.2S 70.1W 0005Z 2.11M / 6.9FT 12MIN LAT - LATITUDE (N-NORTH, S-SOUTH) LON - LONGITUDE (E-EAST, W-WEST) TIME - TIME OF THE MEASUREMENT (Z IS UTC IS GREENWICH TIME) AMPL - TSUNAMI AMPLITUDE MEASURED RELATIVE TO NORMAL SEA LEVEL. IT IS ...NOT... CREST-TO-TROUGH WAVE HEIGHT. VALUES ARE GIVEN IN BOTH METERS(M) AND FEET(FT). PER - PERIOD OF TIME IN MINUTES(MIN) FROM ONE WAVE TO THE NEXT. NOTE - DART MEASUREMENTS ARE FROM THE DEEP OCEAN AND THEY ARE GENERALLY MUCH SMALLER THAN WOULD BE COASTAL MEASUREMENTS AT SIMILAR LOCATIONS. EVALUATION BASED ON ALL AVAILABLE DATA A MAJOR TSUNAMI IS NOT EXPECTED TO STRIKE THE STATE OF HAWAII. HOWEVER...SEA LEVEL CHANGES AND STRONG CURRENTS MAY OCCUR ALONG ALL COASTS THAT COULD BE A HAZARD TO SWIMMERS AND BOATERS AS WELL AS TO PERSONS NEAR THE SHORE AT BEACHES AND IN HARBORS AND MARINAS. THE THREAT MAY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE INITIAL WAVE ARRIVAL. THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE INITIAL WAVE IS 0324 AM HST WED 02 APR 2014 FURTHER MESSAGES WILL BE ISSUED HOURLY OR SOONER AS CONDITIONS WARRANT UNTIL THE THREAT TO HAWAII HAS PASSED.