Dhoruba tatu zinazuka katika Atlantic – na moja kwa lengo la njia ya Irma

vurugu vilivyozunguka huko Atlantiki, pamoja na kimbunga kimoja tayari na uimarishaji mwingine na utabiri wa kutishia maeneo yaliyopigwa na Kimbunga Irma wiki iliyopita.

Maria Dhoruba ya Dhoruba iliundwa Jumamosi katika bahari ya magharibi ya Atlantiki na inatarajiwa kuwa kimbunga mwishoni mwa Jumatatu na kimbunga kubwa kwa Jumatano, Kituo cha Kimbunga cha Taifa kinasema.
Jumapili asubuhi, Maria alikuwa karibu maili 460 kusini mashariki ya Antilles ndogo. Dhoruba inahamia kuelekea Caribbean saa 15 mph, kulingana na kituo hicho.
“Upepo mkubwa ulioendelea umeongezeka hadi karibu na 65 mph (kilomita 100 / h) na vijiko vya juu. Kuimarisha zaidi ni utabiri wakati wa masaa 48 ijayo, na Maria atakuwa kimbunga baadaye leo,” alisema.

The core of Maria was expected to hit the Leeward Islands in 48 to 72 hours, and then move toward Puerto Rico in four days then on toward eastern Hispaniola (Haiti and the Dominican Republic) in about five days, the NHC said.
That means areas devastated by Irma could again be dealing with hurricane conditions by Tuesday or Wednesday.
Hurricane watches have been issued for Antigua, Barbuda, St. Kitts, Nevis and Montserrat, Guadeloupe, Saba and St. Eustatius, St. Maarten, Dominica and Anguilla. Tropical storm watches are posted for St. Lucia, Martinique, Barbados and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
“Maria is expected to strengthen and affect portions of the Leeward Islands as a hurricane early next week, bringing dangerous wind, storm surge and rainfall hazards,” the NHC said. “Maria could also affect the British and US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico by mid week as a dangerous major hurricane, and hurricane watches could be issued for these islands as early as tonight.”
The center warned that hurricane conditions were possible in the hurricane watch area by Tuesday and that Maria could bring “a dangerous storm surge accompanied by large and destructive waves.”
Maria was also expected to bring heavy rain to areas of the Leeward and Windward Islands through Wednesday night, it said, with the potential to cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides. Swells generated by Maria were expected to begin affecting the Lesser Antilles, likely bringing life-threatening surf and rip conditions by Sunday night, the center said.

Kimbunga Jose
Wakati huo huo, Mlipuko wa Jose, jamii ya dhoruba ya 1, inazunguka kilomita 420 kusini magharibi mwa Cape Hatteras, North Carolina na kilomita 435 kusini magharibi mwa Bermuda.
Jose sasa ana upepo wa kiwango cha juu cha mph 80 na inatarajiwa kubaki kimbunga kupitia Jumatatu usiku, Kituo cha Kimbunga kinasema.
Maeneo ya pwani ya mashariki ya Marekani kutoka North Carolina kwenda New England inapaswa kufuatilia maendeleo ya dhoruba, alisema, na kuona dhoruba za kitropiki iwezekanavyo wakati wa siku ya pili au mbili.
“Wakati Jose sasa anatabiri kubaki pwani ya pwani ya Marekani kutoka Virginia upande wa kaskazini kwenda New England, kimbunga kikubwa kinaweza kusababisha athari za moja kwa moja kwa maeneo haya na kupotoka kwa upande wa kushoto wa utabiri wa utabiri wa NHC utaongeza uwezekano na ukubwa wa wale athari, “kituo cha kimbunga alisema.
Vidonda vinavyotokana na Jose vilikuwa vinaathiri Bermuda, Bahamas, eneo la kaskazini la Hispaniola na Puerto Rico, na pwani nyingi za mashariki mwa Marekani, alisema. Mifuko ya surf na mpasuko hatari huenda kwa siku kadhaa zifuatazo.
Dhoruba ya Tropical Lee
Kuna pia Dhoruba ya Tropical Lee, ambayo iliundwa Jumamosi mapema katika Bahari ya Mashariki ya Atlantiki.
Lee anazunguka kilomita 790 kusini-magharibi mwa Cape Verde kutoka kaskazini magharibi mwa Afrika na kubeba upepo mkali wa mph 40, kulingana na Kituo cha Kimbunga cha Taifa.
Lee ni dhaifu na unatarajia kudhoofika Jumanne, kituo hicho kinasema. Hakuna onyo la ardhi iliyotolewa.