April 1, 200719 yr comment_170875 IDQ20003 Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology Queensland Transmitters serving the coastal area east coast are REQUESTED TO USE THE STANDARD EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNAL BEFORE BROADCASTING THIS MESSAGE TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST QUEENSLAND TSUNAMI WARNING Issued at 8:57am on Monday the 2nd of April 2007 For people in coastal areas of Queensland. TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST TSUNAMI BULLETIN TSUNAMI THREAT TO EASTERN AUSTRALIA and Willis and Barrier Reef Islands, Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Hawaii has detected an undersea earthquake near Solomon Islands and has issued a Tsunami Bulletin. The earthquake has also been detected by Geoscience Australia. FOR ALL OTHER PACIFIC AREAS, THIS MESSAGE IS AN ADVISORY ONLY. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 6:40 am EST 02 APR 2007 COORDINATES - 8.6 SOUTH 157.2 EAST LOCATION - SOLOMON ISLANDS MAGNITUDE - 8.1 MEASUREMENTS OR REPORTS OF TSUNAMI WAVE ACTIVITY HONIARA 15CM ZERO-TO-PEAK OBSERVED AT 7:31 am EST EVALUATION SEA LEVEL READINGS INDICATE A TSUNAMI WAS GENERATED. IT MAY HAVE BEEN DESTRUCTIVE ALONG COASTS NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE EPICENTER AND COULD ALSO BE A THREAT TO MORE DISTANT COASTS. AUTHORITIES SHOULD TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR SEA LEVEL DATA TO DETERMINE THE EXTENT AND SEVERITY OF THE THREAT. FOR ALL AREAS - WHEN NO MAJOR WAVES ARE OBSERVED FOR TWO HOURS AFTER THE ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL OR DAMAGING WAVES HAVE NOT OCCURRED FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS THEN LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN ASSUME THE THREAT IS PASSED. DANGER TO BOATS AND COASTAL STRUCTURES CAN CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS DUE TO RAPID CURRENTS. AS LOCAL CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE A WIDE VARIATION IN TSUNAMI WAVE ACTION THE ALL CLEAR DETERMINATION MUST BE MADE BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES. ESTIMATED INITIAL TSUNAMI WAVE ARRIVAL TIMES. ACTUAL ARRIVAL TIMES MAY DIFFER AND THE INITIAL WAVE MAY NOT BE THE LARGEST. THE TIME BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE TSUNAMI WAVES CAN BE FIVE MINUTES TO ONE HOUR. Based on the magnitude and location of the earthquake, tsunami could start affecting these locations at the following local time: Cooktown from 0931am 02/04/2007 Cairns from 0949am Brisbane 1033am Gladstone 1139am Mackay 1144am This bulletin is also available through TV and Radio broadcasts and the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au/tsunami/ Dangerous waves and currents may affect beaches, harbours and rivers for several hours from the time of impact and low- lying coastal areas could be flooded. 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. The Queensland State Emergency Service advises that people should stay away from low lying coastal areas. This warning will be updated by this morning. This warning is also available through TV and Radio broadcasts; the Bureau's website at www.bom.gov.au or call 1300 659 218 The Bureau of Meteorology and Emergency Management Queensland would appreciate this warning being broadcast regularly. Report
April 2, 200719 yr comment_170950 Just looked at the Bureau of Meteorology website and the warning has been cancelled Report
April 2, 200719 yr comment_170951 It was on the radio all morning, I wanted music dammit not jibberish about a 2 metre wave. Report
April 2, 200719 yr Author comment_171018 apparently water levels rose 10cms on bondi. thats a crapload of water when you think about it. cheers. Report
April 2, 200719 yr comment_171020 if or when it happens, the life of nearly all rolla's will be shortened by so much, from all the salt water, will rust them out in no time Report
April 3, 200719 yr comment_171038 I live right on the beach up here... I got all excited for nothin... like when an unfeasibly hot girl flirting with you turns out to be a hooker. I want my money back. Report
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