Tsunami warnings in Pacific

Most of my family is in bed at this hour. It's 11:38 p.m. Japan was hit about 2 hours ago with an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunamis have hit their shores and Russia, Hawaii, and Guam are on alert.

Daryn's in Guam. He has a friend who has a house a mile inland and thousands of feet above sea level. He's headed there now. I did manage to call him. I'm terrified. I'm scared. I'm beside myself worrying for his safety. I don't know if or how I'll get any sleep tonight. My thoughts are solely on him right now and his safety and the safety of the men who went with him to do this training mission for AT.

The kids have no idea there have been earthquakes in Japan the past few days. Of course, they have no idea about this one tonight (well, our night). I am praying so hard we hear from Daryn again by the time they get up and hear they are safe. The local news has stopped covering it for now and say they will have complete coverage tomorrow morning.

In the mean time, I'm shaking.

If Daryn can get on his 6 a.m. flight, which is 16 hours from now, then he'll be headed toward Hawaii. Hawaii is also under tsunami warnings for 13-30 foot waves as well. If he is able to take off, will he be able to land? Will he be able to catch his connecting flight?

Lord, please bring him home safe and sound!!!!

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3-11-11 (3-12-11 Daryn date)

It's 7:53 a.m. local time. I last heard from Daryn about 2:23 a.m. local time. He was finishing his packing and going to bed. He'd checked on his flight info and his plane had left just prior to the earthquake and was due to be on schedule in Guam.

News stations are saying nothing about Guam. Daryn's messages last night said there was no news on local Guamanian tv stations. He was getting his news from CNN. He also wrote there were some waves that came up the beach, but the tsunami expected did not come. Of course, mother nature has no watch. At this point in time, I have no idea how things are in Guam or if planes are still scheduled to fly. Hawaii has been covered a lot more on the news.

Our local news has tsunami advisories and warnings up and down the Washington, Oregon, and California coasts. It is advised everyone stay away from the areas around the Puget Sound as well. This is mostly because of currents, not necessarily waves.

At this point in time, I have not decided what to tell or not tell the kids. Ian noticed I wasn't quite right this morning and asked if I was okay and I said no. Ethan asked if I was thinking about Daddy, and I said yes.

I sit and wait for a text message, or an e-mail or a phone call.

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3-11-11 (3-12-11 Daryn date)
11:45 a.m.
After waiting on pins and needles I finally heard from Daryn about 15 minutes ago. He'll be boarding his plane to Hawaii (at that time, in 40 minutes). I am so relieved. We should have him home by this time tomorrow if he makes all his connections and there are no flight delays.

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3-11-11 (3-12-11 Daryn date)
1:44 p.m.

Daryn's still sitting on the tarmac on Guam. Apparently they are waiting for 16 more passengers. This is about a 2 hour delay. Not sure how this will effect his connecting flights in Hawaii and California.