The tsunami warning would remain in effect until a cancellation message was issued.
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It warned wave heights up to 1m could be expected on the east coast of the country, including Stewart and the Chatham Islands.
The first waves have been anticipated to hit the Chatham Islands at about eleven p.m. on Thursday and the mainland simply after midnight on Friday they usually might proceed for a number of hours.
This warning has been issued to all local civil defence authorities, emergency services, other agencies and media. Tsunami activity will continue for several hours and the threat must be regarded as real until this warning is cancelled.
The wave heights would be at the higher end of that spectrum in the Chathams, but it will be around low tide.
Waves of 20cm-30cm were expected to reach Otago’s coastline about 2am today, and the after-effects of Chile’s 8.3-magnitude earthquake could be felt until early this afternoon, Dunedin City Council civil defence manager Neil Brown said.
Common barrier controller for the Coromandel Gary Towler said the immersion would likely be like a ruler tide or tempest surge best case scenario.
“The warnings are going out to people, firstly it’s to all the boaties that have got boats moored around the peninsulas, if they do have the chance before dark to check their moorings”.
The danger was from unusually strong currents and unpredictable water flows near the shore.
WeatherWatch has also warned that, despite there being no tsunami threat for Auckland, strong rips & currents are possible throughout the day.
“The tsunami just doesn’t come as a single event, it’s a series of waves, and certainly sometimes the velocity is quite significant”. Smaller waves may hit Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea and Nauru. Chile’s government has urged residents to evacuate the coastline.
Mr Bayley said with the bigger waves because of touch base amidst the night, it was unrealistic to have an enormous effect on individuals in New Zealand – yet that the individuals who had their pontoons tied up at moorings could see the ascent in water levels.
“As soon as we heard that the warning had been extended along the New Zealand coastline it was a no-brainer, ” he said.
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It has advised New Zealanders to follow local authorities’ advice and keep their families back home informed.
