飓风梅丽莎加强为四级,给牙买加带来严重威胁
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飓风梅丽莎加强为四级,给牙买加带来严重威胁

摘要

飓风梅丽莎已增强为四级风暴,预测显示其在接近牙买加时将进一步加强,可能达到五级强度。

飓风梅丽莎在穿越加勒比海向西北移动时已加强为四级风暴。国家飓风中心(NHC)报告称,最大持续风速迅速增加至近140英里/小时(220公里/小时),阵风更强。预计今晚将继续快速增强,随后强度将有所波动。

牙买加目前已发布飓风警告,表明预计将出现飓风条件。海地西南半岛和古巴东南部地区则处于飓风观察状态,意味着可能出现飓风条件。

预计梅丽莎将于周一夜间或周二早晨作为强烈飓风登陆牙买加,并于周二晚些时候登陆古巴东南部。国家飓风中心警告称,牙买加和海地西南部可能遭受广泛的基础设施破坏,长期停电和通信中断,以及社区孤立。

预计该风暴将为伊斯帕尼奥拉岛南部和牙买加部分地区带来15至30英寸的降雨,部分地区降雨量可能达到40英寸。伊斯帕尼奥拉岛南部和牙买加部分地区可能发生灾难性山洪暴发和山体滑坡。古巴东部预计降雨量为6至18英寸,可能引发危险的山洪和滑坡。

同时预计将出现危险的风暴潮、海浪和离岸流。国家飓风中心警告称,牙买加南海岸可能从周一晚至周二早晨经历威胁生命的风暴潮,高潮位将达到地面以上9至13英尺。

梅丽莎可能在登陆前升级为五级风暴,持续风速可达160英里/小时。如果达到此强度,将是35年来影响牙买加的最强飓风,自1988年四级飓风吉尔伯特以来首次。

受影响地区居民被敦促完成防灾准备,并遵守当地政府的指示,做好应对风暴的准备。

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