ISiphepho uDouglas sibonakala sisendleleni ebheke ngqo eziqhingini zaseHawaii kodwa kulindeleke ukuthi sibe buthakathaka ngaphambi kokuthi sihlasele uMbuso ngoMgqibelo ebusuku.
ISiphepho uDouglas siyaqhubeka nokuqina futhi singaba yisiphepho esikhulu ngoLwesine, ngokusho kwesibuyekezo seCentral Pacific Hurricane Center ngo-11 ekuseni.
Isiphepho siqinise saba yisiphepho esigabeni 1 ngoLwesithathu ekuseni. Inomoya oqinile we-80 mph futhi ihambela ngasentshonalanga ibheke eHawaii ngesilinganiso se-16 mph, ngokusho kwesikhungo sesiphepho.
Isikhungo sesiphepho sathi ukuqiniswa okungeziwe kulindeleke ngosuku olulandelayo noma ezimbili futhi iDouglas ingahle ibe yisigaba sesi-3 noma isiphepho esiphezulu. Isiphepho sesigaba 3 sisekele imimoya kusuka ku-111 kuye ku-129 mph.
UDouglas kulindeleke ukuthi asondele eduze noma ngaphezu kwezingxenye zeziqhingi zaseHawaii kule mpelasonto, futhi maningi amathuba okuthi imimoya enamandla nemvula enamandla kungathinta izingxenye zombuso eziqala ngeSonto, ”kusho isikhungo seziphepho.
Ngenkathi kulindeleke ukuthi uDouglas afinyelele eHawaii, izimo zemvelo zisho ukuthi isiphepho singancipha kakhulu ngaphambi kokuthi senzeke.
Lesi yisiphepho sokuqala senkathi yePacific esempumalanga ye-2020, esinemimoya ephakeme kakhulu efika ku-80 mph.
