| Tellya what, as long as that 25' rogue is greater than 500' between
crests, bring it on!
As an aside, with all the death/destruction in Kobe and environs,
has there been any wave action mentioned?
I think the next great instrument is a satellite waveshape
indicator, to go with the laser windshift reader!
TechnoRoboScott
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I heard there was no reason to issue a Tsunami waring after Kobe. A
few months ago, when northern Japan had a 6.something, warnings were
issued for Hawaii and the west coast. That one fizzled before it got
close to Kona land.
Those suckers must really move - I think they predicted only 10 to 12
hours to make the trip across the pond.
Andy
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| I forgot the exact number, but Tsunami's travel at something like 450 mph in the
open ocean. They are quite small in deep water, about three feet high, and
may easily pass without being noticed.
I sow some pretty impressive pictures of Tsunamis hitting land in a book at the
Worchester Public Library. They looked like primarily pictures from the 50's
in Japan. One picture stands out vividly in my memory. There are alot of
people literally running for their lives. The Tsunami is breaking over the
one and two story buildings down the street. It is a breaking wall across the
entire picture. The photographer is perhaps a hundred yards away at the time
he took the photo! Even more amazing is that at least the camera survived.
I do not know who they decide when to issue a warning, or for how far away.
Obviously an under sea quake is more likely to form a tsunami than one on land,
but after that, I have no idea.
Doug Claflin
dtn 592-4787
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