MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
354 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010

GMZ530-271045-
354 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010

...A EARTHQUAKE GENERATED SLOSH IS BEING DETECTED ON LAKE
PONTCHARTRAIN...

A MASSIVE EARTHQUAKE WITH MAGNITUDE 8.8 ON THE RICHTER SCALE
OCCURRED NEAR CONCEPCION CHILE. VIBRATIONS THROUGH THE GROUND HAVE
ONSET A SLOSH WITHIN THE LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN BASIN. TIDAL GAUGES ARE
INDICATING RAPID RISE AND FALLS AROUND ONE HALF FOOT...WHICH MAY BE
CAUSING MOORED VESSELS TO SWAY SUDDENLY. THIS SUDDEN WAVE ACTION
WILL BE NOTICED ONLY IN SHALLOW SHORE LINE AREAS AND IN PASSES AND
NOT IN MID-LAKE WATERS.

LAT...LON 3036 9007 3026 8998 3024 8976 3016 8973
3009 8982 3014 8988 3004 9000 3001 9019
3006 9039 3011 9043 3021 9043 3016 9050
3019 9060 3021 9060 3030 9057 3035 9049
3028 9039 3021 9042 3039 9019

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24/RR
NWUS54 KLIX 271355 CCA
LSRLIX

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
755 AM CST SAT FEB 27 2010

CORRECTED OCCURRENCE TIMES

..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..

1245 AM SEICHE 4 ENE METAIRIE 30.02N 90.12W
02/27/2010 ORLEANS LA OTHER FEDERAL

SLOSHING IN LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN DUE TO 8.8 MAGNITUDE QUAKE
IN CHILE. LAKE PONCHARTRAIN AT WEST END 0.4 FT SPIKE.
TIME IS ESTIMATED ONSET OF EVENT.

1245 AM SEICHE N MANDEVILLE 30.37N 90.08W
02/27/2010 ST. TAMMANY LA OTHER FEDERAL

SLOSH SPIKE 0.44 FT. TIME IS ESTIMATED ONSET OF EVENT.

1245 AM SEICHE 11 SSE PONCHATOULA 30.28N 90.40W
02/27/2010 ST. JOHN THE BAPTI LA OTHER FEDERAL

SLOSH SPIKE 0.51 FT AT PASS MANCHAC. TIME IS ESTIMATED
ONSET OF EVENT.

1245 AM SEICHE 2 NNE YSCLOSKEY 29.87N 89.67W
02/27/2010 ST. BERNARD LA OTHER FEDERAL

SHELL BEACH SHBL1 ESTIMATED 0.4 FT SLOSH SPIKE. TIME IS
ESTIMATED ONSET OF EVENT.