I-National Hurricane Centre Septhemba 9 2.00pm EST isibuyekezo

Ngo-200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), iso leSiphepho i-Irma lalitholwe nge-radar eduze no-latitude 23.1 North, longitude 80.2 West. I-Irma ihamba kancane enyakatho yentshonalanga efanele ngasogwini olusenyakatho yeCuba eduze no-9 mph (15 km/h).
Ukunyakaza kwasenyakatho-ntshonalanga kulindeleke ukuthi kuqale ngokuhamba kwesikhathi namhlanje ngokujikela enyakatho nenyakatho-ntshonalanga ngeSonto. Ngomzila wokubikezela, umnyombo we-Irma uzoqhubeka nokuhamba eduze noma ngaphezu kogu olusenyakatho yeCuba namhlanje ntambama futhi uzofinyelela eFlorida Keys ngeSonto ekuseni. Lesi siphepho kulindeleke ukuthi sigudle noma eduze nogu oluseningizimu-ntshonalanga yeFlorida ngeSonto ntambama.

Imimoya ephezulu eqinile iseduze ne-125 mph (205 km/h) enezivunguvungu eziphezulu. I-Irma iyisiphepho sesigaba sesi-3 ku-Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. I-Irma ibikezelwa ukuthi izoqina kabusha uma isuka eCuba, kanti i-Irma kulindeleke ukuthi ihlale iyisiphepho esinamandla njengoba isondela eFlorida. Indiza ye-NOAA isendleleni ezophenya u-Irma.

Imimoya yamandla esiphepho idlulela ngaphandle ize ifike ebangeni elingamakhilomitha angama-70 ukusuka enkabeni kanye nemimoya yamandla asezindaweni ezishisayo idlulela ngaphandle ize ifike ebangeni elingamakhilomitha angama-110.

Izingozi ezithinta umhlaba ----- amanzi akhuphukayo ehamba phakathi nezwe esuka ogwini.  Amanzi alindeleke ukuthi afinyelele kulokhu OKUPHAKAMILEYO OKULANDELAYO PHEZU KOMHLABA uma ukuqhuma okukhulu kwenzeka ngesikhathi samagagasi aphezulu...
 I-Cape Sable kuya eCaptiva...10 kuya ku-15 ft Captiva ukuya e-Ana Maria Island...6 kuya ku-10 ft I-Card Sound Bridge edlula e-Cape Sable, kuhlanganise ne-Florida Keys...5 kuya ku-10 ft i-Ana Maria Island ukuya e-Clearwater Beach, kuhlanganise ne-Tampa I-Bay...5 ukuya ku-8 ft North Miami Beach ukuya eCard Sound Bridge, okuhlanganisa i-Biscayne Bay...4 kuya ku-6 ft Isle of Palms, eSouth Carolina ukuya e-Fernandina Beach...4 kuya ku-6 ft Clearwater Beach ukuya e-Ochlockonee River... I-4 kuya ku-6 ft i-Fernandina Beach ukuya e-North Miami Beach ... 2 kuya ku-4 ft Amanzi ajulile azokwenzeka ngasogwini oluseduze ezindaweni zomoya osogwini, lapho ukuqhuma kuzohambisana namagagasi amakhulu futhi abhubhisayo.  Izikhukhula ezihlobene nokuhlinzwa zincike esikhathini esihlobene sokukhuphuka kanye nomjikelezo wamagagasi, futhi zingahluka kakhulu emabangeni amafushane.  Ukuze uthole ulwazi oluqondene nendawo yangakini, sicela ubone imikhiqizo ekhishwe ihhovisi lesimo sezulu Lesevisi Yesimo Sezulu Kazwelonke yangakini.
 Inhlanganisela yesiphepho esisongela ukuphila kanye namagagasi amakhulu aphukayo izokhuphula amazinga amanzi NGAPHANSI KWAMAZINGA E-NORMAL TIDE ngamanani alandelayo ngaphakathi kwendawo exwayisa ngesiphepho eduze nasenyakatho yenkaba ye-Irma.  Eduze nogu, ukuqhuma kuzohambisana namagagasi amakhulu futhi abhubhisayo.
 I-Northwestern Bahamas...3 kuya ku-6 ft Ugu olusenyakatho yeCuba endaweni yesixwayiso...5 kuya ku-10 ft UMOYA: Izimo zesiphepho kulindeleke ukuthi ziqhubeke endaweni exwayisa ngesiphepho ngasogwini olusenyakatho yeCuba kuze kube namuhla.
 Kulindeleke izimo zeziphepho ezingxenyeni zeNyakatho-ntshonalanga yeBahamas namuhla, nasezingxenyeni zenhlonhlo yaseFlorida kanye neFlorida Keys namhlanje ebusuku nangeSonto.
 Iziphepho neziphepho ezishisayo zingenzeka endaweni yokubuka ngeSonto.
 IMVULA: I-Irma kulindeleke ukuthi ikhiqize lezi zimvula ezilandelayo ngoLwesithathu: INyakatho neCuba...amayintshi angu-10 kuya kwangu-15, ahlukaniswe amayintshi angu-20.
 I-Southern Cuba...amayintshi angu-5 ukuya kwangu-10, ahlukaniswe amayintshi angu-15.
 I-Western Bahamas...3 kuya ku-6 amayintshi, ihlukaniswe ngamayintshi angu-10.
 I-Florida Keys...10 kuya ku-20 amayintshi, ihlukaniswe ngama-intshi angu-25.
 I-Florida peninsula kanye neningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Georgia...8 kuya ku-15 amayintshi, ihlukaniswe ngama-intshi angu-20.
 Impumalanga yeFlorida Panhandle...3 kuya ku-6 amayintshi, ihlukanise amayintshi angu-8.
 Indawo yonke esempumalanga ye-Georgia, entshonalanga yeSouth Carolina, nasentshonalanga yeNorth Carolina...amayintshi angu-4 kuya kwangu-8.
 I-Western Georgia, impumalanga nenyakatho ye-Alabama, kanye ne-southern Tennessee...2 kuya ku-5 amayintshi.
 Kuzo zonke izindawo le mvula ingase ibangele izikhukhula ezisongela ukuphila futhi, kwezinye izindawo, udaka.
 IZIQINGATHA: Izishingishane ezimbalwa zingenzeka namuhla nanamuhla ebusuku eningizimu yeFlorida.
 I-SURF: Ukukhukhumala okukhiqizwe yi-Irma kuthinta eningizimu-mpumalanga yeBahamas, iTurks and Caicos Islands kanye nogu oluseningizimu-mpumalanga ye-United States namuhla.  Lokhu kukhukhumala kungenzeka kubangele ukuntweza okuyingozi empilweni kanye nezimo zamanje zokuklebhula.