Tsunami Advisory for west coast USA

[BirdieBoo]

http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11227349

Federal experts have now issued a tsunami advisory for possible dangerous currents in coastal areas of California and Oregon following a magnitude-8 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa.

 

[Trino]

http://www.cbs8.com/Global/story.asp?S=11227349

Federal experts have now issued a tsunami advisory for possible dangerous currents in coastal areas of California and Oregon following a magnitude-8 earthquake in the Pacific Ocean near Samoa.

Guess not.
"Federal experts say a magnitude-7.9 quake in the South Pacific is not expected to produce a tsunami along the coasts of California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia or Alaska."

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/no_tsunami_expected_on_west_co.html

 

[BirdieBoo]

The front page of your news station that you linked to has the advisory.

Best to err on the side of caution, I'd imagine.

http://www.oregonlive.com/