As Dorian yawela emanzini afudumele, avulekile e-Atlantic ngoLwesine, ukukhathazeka kwakhula mayelana nendlela yesiphepho ebhekiswe ngase I-united states, lapho ingagadla khona njengesiphepho esikhulu ngempelasonto ezayo yeholide.
INational Hurricane Center yathi ngesikhathi sayo sokweluleka ngo-11 ekuseni ukuthi isiphepho besingamakhilomitha angama-220 enyakatho-ntshonalanga yeSan Juan kanye namamayela angama-370 empumalanga-mpumalanga yeBahamas. Isivunguvungu, esasiphethe imimoya ephakeme kakhulu engama-85 mph, sasihamba ngo-13 mph njengoba singena emanzini avulekile nafudumele eningizimu ye-Atlantic.
Njengoba uDorian, isiphepho sesibili sonyaka we-Atlantic, elandelela enyakatho yeBahamas ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kuleli sonto, kulindeleke ukuthi lifinyelele esigabeni sesine seziphepho ngaphambi kokuya ogwini oluseningizimu mpumalanga ye-United States.
Isiphepho esikhulu sinamandla eSigaba 3 noma ngaphezulu. Isiphepho sesigaba 4 sinemimoya ephezulu eqinile okungenani eyi-130 mph.
"Ukuqiniswa kwesiphepho esikhulu kulindeleke ukuthi kwenzeke ngenkathi kuhanjwa ngasentshonalanga ebheke enyakatho yeBahamas kule mpelasonto," kusho isazi sezulu se-AccuWeather Senior u-Alex Sosnowski.
"Njengoba isibikezelo sikaDorian sizodlula emanzini afudumele ngokweqile eGulf Stream, lapho amanzi afakwa khona ngokushesha ngamanzi afudumele, kufanele ukhathazeke ngokuthi isiphepho sohlobo lwe-5 sisetafuleni ngaphambi kokufika ogwini lwase-US," kusho uSosnowski.
Lesi siphepho siguqukele enyakatho ngoLwesithathu sabangela isikhungo saso ukuba sivuselele enyakatho-mpumalanga yePuerto Rico nokubeka ababikezeli ukuthi baqaphele ukuthuthukiswa kwesiphepho sokuqala sokuqala sase-Atlantic sonyaka ka-2019.
Lesi siphepho silethe amagagasi emvula enamandla ePuerto Rico nasezingxenyeni zase-US naseBritish Islands Islands ngoLwesithathu ngemuva kokuhlasela izingxenye zeLowerer Antilles ngoLwesibili. Ngenkathi iso likaDorian lalingakabonakali esithombeni sesathelayithi ngoLwesithathu ntambama, kwakulula ukubona ku-radar loop ekhombisa isiphepho esidlula ePuerto Rico.
NgoLwesithathu kusihlwa, umbani utholwe esweni lesiphepho uDorian yisiphuphutheki sesimo sezulu seGoES-16 njengoba sidlula enyakatho-mpumalanga yePuerto Rico. Lapho kutholakala umbani esweni lesiphepho, imvamisa kuyinkomba yokuqiniswa okusheshayo.
Ukuthuthela emanzini afudumele ase-Atlantic eseningizimu kuzohlinzeka ngezimo ezifanele zokuthi uDorian aqhubeke nokuqinisa; izazi zezulu zibikezela ukuthi uDorian uzodlondlobala abe yisiphepho esikhulu ngaphambi kokwehla njengesiphepho esigabeni 3. Ukushisa kwamanzi e-Atlantic kusuka ku-84-86 degrees Fahrenheit ngasendleleni ebonisiwe kaDorian.
Isiphepho seSigaba 5 sinemimoya ephakeme kakhulu eqinile okungenani eyi-157 mph.
"UDorian ushintshele enyakatho njengoba ihamba phezu kwamanzi afudumele avulekile, okuyivumela ukuthi iqiniswe ngokushesha," kusho isazi se-AccuWeather Hurricane uDan Kottlowski ngokuqina kwesiphepho.
Njengoba lokhu kwenzeka isiphepho sasuka enkabeni yendawo enkulu yomoya owomile enkabeni yeCaribbean.
Uma isikhathi esichithwa yisistimu eshisayo sisebenzisa amanzi afudumele, avulekile e-Atlantic, kude nezindawo ezinkulu zomhlaba, kuba nethuba elikhulu lokuqiniswa okukhulu.
Njengoba kusenezinsuku ezimbalwa phezu kwamanzi avulekile e-Atlantic asazohamba, umkhondo ngqo kaDorian ngempelasonto nangaphezulu awumisiwe etsheni.
"Ukuguquguquka okuncane kakhulu kwesimo sezulu jikelele kuzoba nomthelela omkhulu lapho iDorian ekugcineni ilandelela khona nokuthi ilithinta kanjani izwe laseMelika," kusho isazi sezulu se-AccuWeather Senior u-Adam Douty.
"Uma uDorian ehamba kancane aphendukele enyakatho, imithelela eCarolinas ibizobaluleka kakhulu ngenkathi iFlorida izosinda ekulimaleni okukhulu," kusho uDouty.
"Ngenxa yamathuba amaningi, umoya, ukuqhuma kanye nemvula elindelekile evela eDorian ngaphezu kwenyakatho yeBahamas naseFlorida akuqinisekile ngalesi sikhathi," kusho uKottlowski.
Ngalesi sikhathi, i-AccuWeather ikholelwa ukuthi ukwehla komhlaba maphakathi nolwandle i-Atlantic eFlorida kungenzeka kakhulu.
Ngesikhathi uDorian efika e-US, ubukhulu besiphepho bungaba bukhulu futhi umthelela waso uzofinyelela kude, uma kuqhathaniswa nohlelo lwe-compact eCaribbean. Lokhu kungaletha uhla olubanzi lwemithelela kusuka eningizimu yeFlorida kuye ogwini lwaseGeorgia naseNingizimu Carolina.
