Kwajalein Wave Run-Up Forecast
Kwajalein Wave Run-Up Forecast
Posted June 30, 2015Voyager now includes a new wave run-up forecast for Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI). Developed by Martin Guiles, Doug Luther, and Mark Merrifield of the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, this new PacIOOS dataset provides a 6-day forecast of the potential for high sea level and wave inundation along the ocean-facing shorelines of Kwajalein due to the combination of wave run-up, tides, winds, and ocean currents. This complements our existing wave run-up forecasts at Majuro Atoll, RMI as well as Waikīkī and Oʻahu’s North Shore in Hawaiʻi. The overlay can be found in Voyager’s “hazards: forecasts” category (go there now).
Kwajalein wave run-up forecast on June 30, 2054—times listed in Marshall Islands Time (MHT); if the forecast inundation height extends into the red shaded area, inundation is likely in low-lying areas. Click on the image for further details:
Wave run-up is the maximum height reached by waves along the shore relative to low tide—specifically, mean lower low water (MLLW), which is the average height of the lowest recorded tide. This forecast can alert Kwajalein up to six days in advance of the potential for beach flooding and/or overtopping of nearby roadways. However, this forecast is experimental and no promise of accuracy is implied. Please note that the forecast is explicitly not accurate when either a tsunami, tropical storm, or hurricane warning is in effect.
