Tsunami Warning N/E QLD

[AC]

http://www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/wrap_fwo.pl?IDQ20003.txt

An Earth quake in the solomans has got bom to issue a Tsunami warning.
The quake was 8.1 on the scale.

Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Queensland

Transmitters serving the coastal area from ... to ... are REQUESTED TO USE THE
STANDARD EMERGENCY WARNING SIGNAL BEFORE BROADCASTING THIS MESSAGE

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST
QUEENSLAND TSUNAMI WARNING
Issued at 8:24am on Monday the 2nd of April 2007

For people in coastal areas of northeast Queensland.

TOP PRIORITY FOR IMMEDIATE BROADCAST

TSUNAMI BULLETIN

Issued at
07:50 am EST on Monday 2 April 2007

TSUNAMI THREAT TO COASTAL AREA/ISLAND.

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre [PTWC]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.

There is a possible tsunami threat to Willis and Barrier Reef
Islands.

Based on the magnitude and location of this earthquake, tsunami
could start affecting these locations at the following local time:
Willis Island from 0832am 02/04/2007

TSUNAMI THREAT TO EASTERN AUSTRALIA and Willis and Barrier Reef
Islands, Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands.

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

The Bureau is seeking confirmation that tsunami have
been generated. Tsunami Warnings will be issued, if
necessary, by the Regional Offices of the Bureau in
affected States. People in coastal areas in threatened
regions should then listen for further advice from state
emergency service authorities.
People in coastal areas in threatened regions should move
out of the water and away from low lying foreshore areas,

and should then listen for further advice from state


emergency service authorities.

The earthquake occurred at 20:40 UTC at Latitude
08.6 South , Longitude 157.2 East,
with magnitude 8.1

[the_scotsman]

They're now warning the whole of the East Coast:

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21488580-2,00.html

[RG]

**** hey, glad I'm inland. Not good if this eventuates.

[the_scotsman]

I can't see it coming to much, if anything.

If you're keen though, theres a load of webcams at http://www.coastalwatch.com lol

[Hardtopxb]

Townsville beach is flat as a tack @ 9.30 am 2/4/07

[FRA]

I just heared about it from my g/f.
I feel sorry for northeast Queensland.
There doing it hard as it is and now they have to deal with this.

[TheSneakiness]

I read on the BOM before that Willis Island was expecting something at roughly 9am this morning and got nothing.

I can't really see anything happening here.

[CrankR]

Nup, stuff all.

Boss sent us home early though which is cool. Am debating whether to go back now or stay home with the family :king:

[CrankR]

Originally Posted by RedXR347

**** hey, glad I'm inland. Not good if this eventuates.

U could of got an ocean view at your place :1syellow1

[Falcon_Phill]

They said its going to hit darling harbour too..

[the_scotsman]

They've now said there is little threat. Its more of a tidal change worry now. The Ferries in Sydney Harbour have been pulled as the tideal changes may cause problems in docking.

[AC]

A bit of an anti-climax, Thankfully!

[NAK302]

it's ok, the big reef would have stopped a lot of it. probably would have trashed it so there was nothing left for future generations.........ok it's time to build a really big wall to save the reef from tsunami thingys so it's still there for the future generations to be banned from going to look at or god forbid.......fishing :

i think i got side tracked, never mind carry on :

[bobkatz]

sounds likie you guys might have a nice swell coming in! anyone surf?

[Bucknaked]

We never heard anything about that in Canberra.

[XR6_661]

I live in cairns....what a let down.

Didn't even get to go home from work!

Harden the ****** up australia!

[Ryan]

I'm not worried, since I go into Newcastle Tafe everyday, about 5 Ks from the beach, which is flat.

Oh *****.

[BOOSTDEF]

As much of an overeaction as it was(Not saying thats a bad thing, it is good for the safety of people), did it **** anyone else off that there were people who were not leaving the beaches and ignoring the warnings?

It is these idiots that end up being the casualties in actual situations, and cost more lives of the people who attempt to save/rescue these idiots.

[MITCHAY]

These things come quick and there's is no time to calculate how severe it might be. Better to just get the warning out and hope it was a waste time than try and figure out how bad it might be and hope you get it right :

All I know is if the beach gets sucked out=you're ****** :

I remember seeing some dude in the water when it happened in Indonesia (or wherever it was) and he doesn't even move. That would be the worst thing I reckon. Knowing you're about to get slammed and not being able to do anything about it. Next thing the wave breaks and he's gone!

Good to hear nothing happended here.

Hey Bucky were safe here in Canberra anyway ;)

[XAGSV8]

I woke up this morning on a tropical island near where I live and turned the tv on to see this. I knew nothing would happen though.

[poolkeeper]

Guess where I was when all this was happening, lol...

[sfr rob]

I had my surf board and goggles at the ready, JUST in case something did happen, typical sensationalist journalism all morning on 3aw by Neil, loves to blow everything out of proportion.

[S3SR]

i couldnt even go home from work....

it wouldnt happen anyway thats what the GBR is for, except a big one of course.....then hop in the falcon and keep driving..LOL