Mkuntho Olivia akhoza kukhala chiwopsezo Hawaii kumayambiriro kwa sabata yamawa. Ngakhale kuti iyenera kufooketsedwa ndi chimphepo chamkuntho panthawiyo, mvula yamphamvu, mphepo yamkuntho, ndi kusefukira kwamadzi zonse ndizotheka.

Ngakhale kuti anthu okhala m’mphepete mwa nyanja ya Atlantic akuyang’anitsitsa mmene mphepo yamkuntho yotchedwa Hurricane Florence ikuyendera, anthu a ku Hawaii akuonera okha madera otentha. Mphepo yamkuntho yotchedwa Hurricane Olivia ikhoza kupita pachilumbachi mkati mwa sabata yamawa.

Pofika 8 pm PDT (5pm HST), mphepo yamkuntho yotchedwa Hurricane Olivia inali pafupi ndi 20.9 N, 135.2 W, kapena pafupifupi 1460 mailosi kummawa kwa Honolulu, Hawaii. Ndi mphepo yamkuntho yopitilira 100 mph, Olivia tsopano ndi mphepo yamkuntho ya Gulu 2 pa Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Olivia ili kumadzulo-kumpoto chakumadzulo kwa 15 mph, ndi mphamvu yochepa yapakati ya 975 mb kapena 28.80 mainchesi a mercury.

Olivia akuyenda pamadzi ozizira kwambiri, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti mphepo yamkuntho ifooke. Izi zikuyenera kupitilira kwa masiku angapo otsatira, pomwe Olivia adatsikira ku mphepo yamkuntho ya Gulu 1 kumapeto kwa sabata, ndipo mwinanso ku mphepo yamkuntho Lolemba kapena Lachiwiri.

Nkhani yoyipa ndiyakuti Olivia apitiliza kutsatira kumadzulo mpaka kumadzulo-kum'mwera chakumadzulo mozungulira dera lalikulu lamphamvu kwambiri lomwe lili kumpoto kwa nyanja ya Pacific. Izi zipangitsa kuti mphepo yamkuntho ifike pazilumba za Hawaii kupatula pachilumba cha Kauai. Olosera ena amalosera kuti diso la mphepo yamkuntho likhoza kudutsa pakati pa Maui ndi Oahu ndi ku Molokai ndi Lanai, kuyika dera lalikulu la State of Hawaii pangozi.

Mvula yamphamvu, pa dongosolo la mainchesi 6-12, ingatheke ngati Olivia agwera mwachindunji ku Hawaii, ngakhale mofooka. Izi zingayambitse kusefukira kwa madzi ndi matope. Mphepo yamkuntho ya 40-60 mph ndizothekanso.

Kwa chitetezo chawo alendo komanso anthu ammudzi ayenera kukhala pamwamba pa nkhani ndikutsatira malangizo a akuluakulu kuti apewe mavuto.

ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:

Some forecasters predict the eye of the storm could pass between Maui and Oahu and over Molokai and Lanai, putting a large area of the State of Hawaii at risk.
This trend is likely to continue for the next several days, with Olivia dropping to a Category 1 hurricane over the weekend, and possibly to a tropical storm by Monday or Tuesday.
Heavy rainfall, on the order of 6-12 inches, would be possible if Olivia makes a direct landfall on Hawaii, even in a weakened form.