7 NOAA Weather Buoys, 3 surrounding Hawaii, Not reporting Data

40 meter waves his Juan Fernandez island 414 miles off the coast of Chile.
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Dude, that is 120 feet high.

That makes sense, with the buoy off Hawaii registering a 60 ft drop and a 75 foot climb above sea level.

What's next?

reply to post by Jim Scott

The buoy did not rise and drop. The buoys record changes in water pressure, not wave height.

The data are recorded in pounds per square inch absolute (PSIA), but are displayed in meters of water after applying a constant 670.0 mm of water/PSIA conversion factor.

In the open ocean a tsunami is a pressure wave (a shock wave). The buoy recorded the pulse of the tsunami. In the open ocean a tsunami is not perceptible on the surface.
en.wikipedia.org...

[edit on 2/27/2010 by Phage]

That's relieving.

How about this:

Tsunamis propagate outward from their source, so coasts in the "shadow" of affected land masses are usually fairly safe

A single tsunami event may involve a series of waves of varying heights; the set of waves is called a train. In open water, tsunamis have extremely long periods (the time for the next wave top to pass a point after the previous one), from minutes to hours, and long wavelengths of up to several hundred kilometres.

For example, in the Pacific Ocean, where the typical water depth is about 4000 m, a tsunami travels at about 200 m/s (720 km/h or 450 mi/h) with little energy loss, even over long distances.

Source: www.crystalinks.com...

Sounds like we could see a big one, based on 40 meter waves at Juan Fernandez, and little energy loss. even over long distances....

What do you predict? I'm going with 50 ft.



[edit on 2/27/2010 by Jim Scott]

Here is the plot for Honolulu
Honolulu

Originally posted by Phage
Here is the plot for Honolulu
Honolulu

First, it's a warmup wave. Second, where is the plot taken? How far from shore?

reply to post by Jim Scott


The tide sensor is at Honolulu harbor. Right where it should be to record changes in sea level. Did you see the Kawaihae and Kahului plots. Each wave is smaller.


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reply to post by Phage

Hopefully, when the train is complete, however many hours it may take, we will see the final results by tonight. See you then.

PS I admire your efforts to keep ATS sane.

Check out the Bouy off the coast of Japan, it looks like almost a 20 foot wave?

Bouy off the Japan Coast

How did the wave get so far?????

Update from a friend in Kailua-Kona:

"So far just another example of the media blowing up a story."

Doesn't sound like much is happening around there.

Good news.

reply to post by LadySkadi

Nonsense. The media did not blow anything up. The media did not order the evacuations.

There was a very real danger to life and property. Hopefully people will not become complacent when the next warning occurs.

reply to post by Phage

Well, I agree that it's a media duty to pass along warnings. There is/was a real concern for safety.

I'm just passing on the message from a friend who lives there and his impression of the "opinions" of those around him. Sounds like the public was hoping for something big and some are a bit disappointed.







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reply to post by LadySkadi

I'm a part of that public and I was hoping for exactly what happened.

reply to post by Phage


Phage, why are we picking apart every word of the post? I am also part of the "public" and was also hoping nothing happened.

The post was in regards to a friend's impression of "those around him" which means on-site, in his area of the island as well as his impressions of the media (and his impression is not alone, if you read what others in the area have posted on other links)...

Can we drop this now, pretty please? There are more important things to discuss, right?

Peace.

reply to post by LadySkadi

I know it wasn't your opinion but your friend's comment about "the media" and about people's "disappointment" really rub me the wrong way. I'm here. The media did not build anything up and no one I know wanted a large tsunami.

My point is that your friend is out of line.

Now I'll drop it.

reply to post by Phage


I to am glad that not much happened here.
And Phage, you sir are profound and seem wise beyond your years.

reply to post by Violater1

Ah, shucks.
But you don't know how many years I've got.

reply to post by Phage


I understand. Thank you for your perspective.

Be well.




ed:
that would be "you" not "yo"

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