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Tsunami watch
David Hooper
Jul 29, 2025 #37888
Don't go paddling at midnight tonight.
Kevin Olney
Jul 29 #37889
Or is it an epic surfing opportunity???
Dale Plant
Jul 29 #37890
Hmm…Not sure if the Peak Tsunami Height of Less than 1’ is going to push it into that coveted epic category.
Thanks,
Dale
Heads up: tusumai warning
Dennis Mowry
Jul 29 #37891
Could be interesting?
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16u3QbvdwJ/
Susan DeBari
Jul 29 #37892
Not yet a warning. We were at a watch, then upgraded to advisory. See attached Bellingham hazard map. Yellow is hazard zone, green is high ground.
Sue
Bellingham Tsunami Evacuation Plan
David Scherrer
Jul 30 #37893
Just observed a line of waves hitting the shore at Boulevard Park. About 1 ft high
at 715 am. Could that have been the Tsunami?
D
Jackie Cap-A
Jul 30 #37900
There is still some slosh out there, but it's pretty small (a few inches). The figure below (assuming it shows up) is the tidal range at Cherry point. Blue is the predicted tide, and red is what was actually recorded. The purple line at the bottom is the residual, or that part of the wave that is not caused by tides (so the tsunami). The wiggles that you see starting around 0200 local time are just a few inches tall, and they have a period of around 20-30 minutes. If your 1-ft wave was flood-like, with a long period, that could be the tsunami. If it was shorter in period, more likely a wake.
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Larry Bussinger
Jul 30 #37903
I spent the night at Port Renfrew marina on west coast of Vancouver Island. And I kind of had to take the tsunami seriously. At 11:00 pm Sue and I climbed a hill overlooking the marina to await the devastation. Fortunately there was none. Then we got up at 5:00 to motor 7 hrs to Bamfield in pea soup fog using chart plotter and radar. I’m tired!
David Scherrer
Jul 30 #37904
I’ll bet!
Toby Cooper
Jul 30 #37906
Cool story, Larry. You could not have picked a worse place to drop anchor with an 8.8 quake grumbling over the western horizon. But, hey, here’s a thought. Next time – as if another 8.8 is lurking around the corner – just put out to sea. Tsunamis in deep water are harmless bumps.
Larry Bussinger
Jul 31 #37908
We thought of that, but out to sea from Port Renfrew is in the middle of Juan De Fuca straights , at night, in the fog, in the shipping lane! I decided to take my chances on the tsunami.
Larry Bussinger
Dorothy Burke
Jul 31 #37909
Taking NoFear to new heights Larry!
