Urgent! 12/9/07

Millsy · Post by **Millsy** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:17 pm

IDWP0012
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia

Media: The Standard Emergency Warning Signal is NOT to be used.
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
WESTERN AUSTRALIAN TSUNAMI WARNING
For people in the coastal areas of Western Australia between Kuri Bay and Albany

Issued at 9:55 pm WST on Wednesday, 12 September 2007

A significant undersea earthquake of magnitude 7.9 occurred at 7:10 pm WST this
evening near Latitude 4.3 South Longitude 101.3 East, south of Sumatra. A
tsunami of 0.15m was observed at Cocos Island at 8:30pm WST and a destructive
ocean wide tsunami MAY have been generated.

People near the coast and on offshore islands are warned that there may be some
impact on the Northwest coast between Coral Bay and Karratha starting around
10:30 pm tonight, extending east to Broome and south to Geraldton and Perth
around midnight, and then extending south to Albany by 12:30am and north to Kuri
Bay by 01:30am.

Dangerous waves and currents may affect beaches, harbours and rivers for several
hours from the time of impact. Wave height may vary dramatically depending on
local effects. The waves can be separated in time by between ten to sixty
minutes and the first wave of the series may not be the largest.

FESA advises that you should move away from the foreshore. Emergency services
are on standby.

This warning will be updated by 11:00 pm WST Wednesday.

This warning is also available through TV and Radio broadcasts; the Bureau's
website at www.bom.gov.au, or FESA's website at www.fesa.wa.gov.au

The Bureau and FESA would appreciate this warning being broadcast regularly

eswife · Post by **eswife** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:21 pm

Wow, will be interesting to follow this.....

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:32 pm

Great....not just a small area but nearly the whole god dam coast haha i can see it now from a scene like deep impact haha.

Seriously those on duty take care if you get called out

Chicky · Post by **Chicky** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:37 pm

More info here:
http://earthquake.usgs.gov./eqcenter/re ... tralia.php

Cheers Millsy for the heads up. Let's hope it's much ado about nothing... but you can never be too careful!

Rockjet · Post by **Rockjet** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:53 pm

Geraldton SES currently patroling, Mobile 1 - Lighthouse, Pages Beach, Marinas. Mobile 2 - North to Drummonds

Moving siteseers away by order Geraldton Police.

Markmywords · Post by **Markmywords** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 10:57 pm

rockjet thanks for the updates, hopefully it'll be a fizzer.

Rockjet · Post by **Rockjet** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:01 pm

Yeah hopefully, the last one we got damage here with a tidal surge, a couple of boats sank in the marina and all the rabbit burrows got flooded out at Pages Beach. Will keep you posted

Rockjet · Post by **Rockjet** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:22 pm

Campers at Coronation Beach (25km north Gero) being advised of Tsunami warning by SES Mobile 2

Schism_ · Post by **Schism_** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:34 pm

Earthquake magnitude has now been lifted to a 8.2

Rockjet · Post by **Rockjet** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:48 pm

SES Mobile 2 at Coronation Beach along with the campsite caretaker is waking owners of 20+ caravans, campers to move out of the area to higher ground.

Rockjet · Post by **Rockjet** » Wed Sep 12, 2007 11:55 pm

Issued at 11:55 pm WST on Wednesday, 12 September 2007

A significant undersea earthquake of magnitude 8.2 occurred at 7:10 pm WST this
evening near Latitude 4.3 South Longitude 101.3 East, south of Sumatra. A
tsunami of 0.15m was observed at Cocos Island at 8:30pm WST.

People near the coast and on offshore islands are warned that there may be some
impact on the Northwest coast between Broome and Cape Leeuwin, extending south
to Albany by 12:30am and north to Kuri Bay by 01:30am.

Dangerous waves and currents may affect beaches, harbours and rivers for several
hours from the time of impact. Wave height may vary dramatically depending on
local effects. The waves can be separated in time by between ten to sixty
minutes and the first wave of the series may not be the largest.

FESA advises that you should move away from the foreshore. Emergency services
are on standby.

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:00 am

If you read the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre's warnings, if there is going to be anything it's due to hit Geraldton in a couple of minutes. (and strangely, it says Perth 15 mins ago).

Considering Cocos Islands got a whole 15cm wave...

Rockjet · Post by **Rockjet** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:03 am

Got my flippers ready, funny enough the local boys here were just having a laugh saying that there was a 2cm wave recorded at the front beach caused by a brick thrown in the harbour.

Chicky · Post by **Chicky** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:05 am

Fastlane wrote:If you read the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre's warnings,...

Have you got the link to that one, Fastlane?

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:06 am

Chicky wrote:
Fastlane wrote:If you read the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre's warnings,...
Have you got the link to that one, Fastlane?

http://www.prh.noaa.gov/ptwc/messages/i ... 150555.txt