Abavakashi eFlorida bangase babhekane nesinye isiphepho ngalesi sikhathi. Isiphepho uMichael sizoqhubeka nokuqina futhi sibikezela ukuthi sizoshaya i-Florida Panhandle njengeSigaba 3 esinezikhukhula eziyingozi ezikhukhula, imimoya ebhubhisayo, kanye nezikhukhula zemvula. UMichael uzophinde alethe imvula enamandla nomoya onamandla kwezinye izingxenye zaseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-United States ngemva kokungena ezweni.
Isiphepho sinamandla okuphazamisa ukuhamba kwezindiza, kanye nokucekela phansi okukhulu.
Njengamanje uMichael ugxile endaweni engamakhilomitha angu-20 eningizimu-ntshonalanga yechopho esentshonalanga yeCuba futhi uya enyakatho.
Amabhande emvula angaphandle avela kuMichael asevele emanzisa ama-Florida Keys, futhi isamba semvula esingamayintshi angu-2 kuya kwangu-4 cishe sikhona kuze kube ngoLwesibili. Izindawo ezimbalwa ezenziwe zasendaweni zingabona kufika kumayintshi angu-6 emvula kumaKeys.
UMichael waqina ngokushesha kusukela ku-11 am EDT ngeSonto kuya ku-11 am EDT ngoMsombuluko, lapho imimoya yayo ikhuphuka isuka ku-35 mph yaya ku-75 mph phakathi naleso sikhathi samahora angu-24.
Iwashi lesiphepho manje selithunyelwe enyakatho-mpumalanga ye-Gulf Coast kusukela emngceleni we-Alabama/Florida kuya e-Suwanee River, e-Florida, okuhlanganisa i-Pensacola, i-Panama City ne-Tallahassee. Iwashi lesiphepho liphinde lidlulele phakathi nezwe liye eningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Georgia, kuhlanganise ne-Albany. Amawashi eziphepho akhishwa amahora angu-48 ngaphambi kokufika okulindelekile kwemimoya ye-tropical-storm-force (39-plus mph), okuyilapho amalungiselelo angaphandle eba yingozi.
Amawashi esiphepho esishisayo ayasebenza ukusuka eSuwanee River, eFlorida, kuya e-Anna Maria Island, eFlorida, okuhlanganisa neTampa Bay. Futhi ewashini lesiphepho esishisayo kukhona umgwaqo osuka emngceleni we-Alabama/Florida ukuya emngceleni we-Mississippi/Alabama kanye nezindawo ezimaphakathi nezwe eningizimu ye-Alabama naseningizimu-ntshonalanga ye-Georgia.
