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IDY68027
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
MEDIA:
No use of the Standard Emergency Warning Signal [SEWS]
TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE AND FREQUENT BROADCAST
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TSUNAMI WARNING NUMBER 12 FOR QUEENSLAND
Issued by the Joint Australian Tsunami Warning Centre [JATWC] at
6:49 AM EST on Sunday 28 February 2010
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TSUNAMI THREAT TO THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT
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SUMMARY:
Tsunami warning for the marine environment for QUEENSLAND.
Threatened areas extend from Point Danger to St Lawrence, including
Moreton Bay and Hervey Bay.
Possibility of dangerous waves, strong ocean currents and foreshore flooding
throughout the day from 08:15 am [EST] Sunday.
Sea level observations HAVE confirmed a tsunami has been generated.
For further details visit the Bureau web site www.bom.gov.au.
Next update due by 8:19 AM EST on Sunday 28 February 2010
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DETAILS:
Tsunami waves are more powerful than the same size beach waves, with the first
wave not always the largest. First tsunami effects are expected as follows:
Coolangatta from 08:15 am [EST] Sunday
Maroochydore from 09:00 am [EST] Sunday
Brisbane from 09:15 am [EST] Sunday
Hervey Bay from 09:45 am [EST] Sunday
Bargara from 10:00 am [EST] Sunday
Agnes Waters from 10:00 am [EST] Sunday
Gladstone from 11:15 am [EST] Sunday
Rosslyn Bay from 11:30 am [EST] Sunday
Check that your neighbours have received this advice.
Boats in harbours, estuaries or shallow coastal water should return to shore.
Secure your boat and move away from the waterfront. Vessels already at sea
should stay offshore in deep water until further advised.
Do not go to the coast to watch the tsunami, as there is the possibility of
dangerous, localised flooding of the immediate foreshore.
For emergency assistance, call EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT QUEENSLAND on 132 500
Maps showing the affected areas are on the Bureau web site
www.bom.gov.au/tsunami. For a repeat of this warning call 1300 TSUNAMI [1300
878 6264].
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TSUNAMI SOURCE:
An undersea earthquake of magnitude 8.8 occurred at 4:34 PM EST on Saturday 27
February 2010 near THE COAST OF CENTRAL CHILE [latitude 35.320S longitude
72.930W ]
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The JATWC is operated by the Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Geoscience
Australia
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9:19 am 28 feb 2010
I just received a Tsunami Warning text on my mobile and a recorded message on the house phone [ring tone was different] a couple of minutes later.
Naturally I headed down for a look ... the water wasn't this high on the King tides last month.
The bait shop was nearly an island...
The boat ramp was a bit waterlogged...
Lucky there was no waves or wind or I would have wet feet standing on the jetty...
Some of the waterfront properties were getting close to a flood...
I went out to the Southern bridge and found it had gone under...
Luckily it doesn't look like too much happened around here!
