olafminesaw Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Two southern-most islands are now about to get raked with the stronger eastern eyewall. Appears the capital itself may have just missed the eyewall (though not the eastern end of the island). Given the track and storrm strength, Pam is likely going to be the most damaging cyclone for these islands. It looks like the just barely made it into the inner eye-wall actually. https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t31.0-8/10982254_10152931067679597_9058902389743630294_o.png Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windspeed Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 The eye is just now coming into a good range on radar to see. What a monster! The absolute worst possible path Pam could have taken through the islands and it took it. The port is typically protected from winds out of the north. But since they spent so much time in the western half of the eye, they had winds straight off the ocean and into the bay for hour after hour all night. I would expect widespread devestation from wind damage, downed trees, mangled infrastructure, structural collapses, etc., all across the capital. Some surge in the direct apex of the port likely occurred simply from the duration they were stuck in the outter portion of the eyewall for a period of several hours as the center passed just over the eastern portion of the island. However, those places that got inside the eyewall experienced horrific and catastrophic damage. Also, the abrupt rise in elevation likely experienced direct forcing with some incredible wind gusts. I could imagine trees debarked and devoid of any vegatation for as far as the eye can see. I fear for folks there. I'm sure it is absolute chaos still even as Pam pulls away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Pretty clear from that radar shot that the Island of Tanna (pop. ~30k) is now getting hammered by the eastern eyewall of Pam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900hurricane Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Nadi currently has Pam at 135 kt (10 minute), the highest they've ever analyzed, and with a pressure of 896 mb, the second lowest they've analyzed in the basin (behind Zoe's 890 mb). JTWC has 135 kt (1 minute), which is down from 145 kt earlier. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjay Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-14/tc-pam-leaves-trail-of-destruction-as-it-moves-south-of-vanuatu/6318652 Reports of wind gusts over 200mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted February 19, 2016 Share Posted February 19, 2016 No discussion here about Winston? Could be a potentially catastrophic impact to Fiji with JTWC forecasting it at 160 kts sustained and the LFQ right over the N Coast of Viti Levu (main island). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Radar view of Severe Tropical Cyclone #Winston near Fiji 0 retweets 0 likes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 WeatherBug @WeatherBug 2m2 minutes ago Tropical Cyclone Winston buzz-sawing through Fiji Islands. Max 1-min winds now 185mph: http://weather.weatherbug.com/media/stories/Record-Setting-Tropical-Cyclone-Targets-Fiji … Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 0200 UTC Update from Nadi on Severe Tropical Cyclone #Winston 1 retweet 1 like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 @AlexJLamers 1m1 minute ago JTWC's updated 03 GMT advisory for #Winston boosted the 1-min sustained wind estimate to 160 knots as well. About as strong as they come. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Josh Morgerman @iCyclone 2m2 minutes ago N half of Koro Isle #Fiji in eye of incredible #Cyclone #WINSTON. Winds now 160 knots. Curious what we'll see there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 The Weather Channel Verified account @weatherchannel 2m2 minutes ago #Cyclone #Winston, strongest TC on record in the Southern Hemisphere. Wind gusts to 225 mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBudMan Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Josh are you bummed you're not there ? Or is terrain there too risky to intercept a monster like this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bostonseminole Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 https://www.facebook.com/ozcyclonechasers/posts/1017322524990548 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1900hurricane Posted February 20, 2016 Author Share Posted February 20, 2016 Watching the radar loop is fascinating. It looks like Winston might be in the midst of completing a very fast and seamless eyewall replacement cycle. I also went ahead and took JTWC's data and plugged it into the Knaff-Zehr-Courtney P/W relationship and ended up with a sub-900 mb pressure. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 Report of a 121 mph sustained wind at Nambouwalu on Venua Levu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted February 20, 2016 Share Posted February 20, 2016 From looking at the Satellite/Radar Loops it is clear this storm was either steady state or even strengthening slightly at landfall. Unfortunately the storm wobbles south and the entire north coast looks like it got the eyewall. The good thing that area is relatively sparsely populated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhb Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Extreme damage evident in these aerial shots from some of the smaller islands through the archipelago. https://twitter.com/JacqueeSpeight/status/701360348700356610 https://twitter.com/JacqueeSpeight/status/701355829505601536 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan11295 Posted February 21, 2016 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Clear evidence of extreme wind damage where the core hit from the initial flyover by the NZ Air Force. Full roof removal and wall failures to wood frame houses that clearly were not "shacks" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 Clear evidence of extreme wind damage where the core hit from the initial flyover by the NZ Air Force. Full roof removal and wall failures to wood frame houses that clearly were not "shacks"pics are incredible, looks as strong as Patricia at LF#Cyclone #Winston took a devastating toll on #Fiji. Photos shared by @kimbakerwilson taken by @NZDefenceForce https://t.co/EYsoLaOpLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 22, 2016 Share Posted February 22, 2016 21 dead, historic damage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginx snewx Posted February 23, 2016 Share Posted February 23, 2016 https://m.facebook.com/FijianGovernment/albums/1106865142679753/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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