Hurricane U-Olivia angaba usongo kuye Hawaii ekuqaleni kwesonto elizayo. Ngenkathi kufanele ibe buthakathaka esivunguvungwini esishisayo ngaleso sikhathi, imvula enamandla, imimoya enamandla, kanye ne-surf enamandla kungenzeka.
Ngenkathi izakhamizi ezingasogwini lwe-Atlantic zigade iso elibukhali ngenqubekela phambili yeSiphepho iFlorence, abantu baseHawaii baphinde bazibhekela izindawo ezishisayo. Isiphepho u-Olivia singahle siphokophele kulesi siqhingi maphakathi nesonto elizayo.
Kusukela ngo-8 pm PDT (5 pm HST), iSiphepho u-Olivia sasiseduze no-20.9 N, 135.2 W, noma cishe ngamamayela angu-1460 empumalanga yeHonolulu, eHawaii. Ngomoya omkhulu oqinile we-100 mph, i-Olivia manje isiphepho seCandelo 2 eSaffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. I-Olivia itholakala entshonalanga-ntshonalanga- ntshonalanga nge-15 mph, inengcindezi emaphakathi engaba ngu-975 mb noma 28.80 inches of mercury.
U-Olivia uhamba phezu kwamanzi apholile, okwenza isiphepho sibe buthakathaka. Lo mkhuba kungenzeka uqhubeke ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo, lapho u-Olivia ewela esiphepho esigabeni 1 ngempelasonto, futhi mhlawumbe nesiphepho esishisayo ngoMsombuluko noma ngoLwesibili.
Izindaba ezimbi ukuthi u-Olivia uzoqhubeka nokulandela umkhondo entshonalanga kuya entshonalanga-ntshonalanga ezungeze indawo enkulu yengcindezi ephezulu etholakala enyakatho yePacific Ocean. Lokhu kuzobeka isiphepho emgqeni wezinyosi eziqhingini zaseHawaii ngaphandle kwesiQhingi saseKauai. Abanye ababikezeli babikezela ukuthi iso lesiphepho lingadlula phakathi kweMaui ne-Oahu kanye neMolokai neLanai, okubeka indawo enkulu yoMbuso waseHawaii engcupheni.
Imvula enamandla, ngokulandelana kwama-intshi angu-6-12, kungenzeka uma u-Olivia ewela ngqo eHawaii, noma ebuthakathaka. Lokhu kungadala izikhukhula nokukhukhuleka kodaka. Ukuqhuma komoya okungama-40-60 mph nakho kungenzeka.
Okwabo izivakashi kanye nezindawo zokuhlala kumele zihlale phezulu ezindabeni futhi zilandele imiyalo yeziphathimandla ukugwema izinkinga.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- Abanye ababikezeli babikezela ukuthi iso lesiphepho lingadlula phakathi kweMaui ne-Oahu naphezu kweMolokai neLanai, okubeka indawo enkulu yeSifundazwe saseHawaii engozini.
- Lokhu kuthambekela kungenzeka kuqhubeke ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezizayo, lapho u-Olivia ewela esiphepho Sesigaba 1 ngempelasonto, futhi mhlawumbe nesiphepho esishisayo ngoMsombuluko noma ngoLwesibili.
- Imvula enkulu, ngokohlelo lwamayintshi angu-6-12, ingenzeka uma u-Olivia enza ukuwela okuqondile eHawaii, ngisho nangendlela ebuthaka.
