飓风"西蒙"改道擦岸而过:周日未登陆墨西哥太平洋岸,曼萨尼约洪水、巴亚尔塔港机场停摆

据路透社与CNN 10月11日报道,四级飓风"西蒙"周日没有按此前的预报登陆墨西哥太平洋沿岸,而是改道擦岸而过。
美国国家飓风中心(NHC)美东时间周日下午1时的更新显示,"西蒙"中心位于曼萨尼约西北偏西约85英里、卡波科连特斯东南偏南约65英里,最大持续风速约140英里/小时,正以7英里/小时的速度向西北移动。预报路径较此前西偏,预计"西蒙"周一之前都留在近海海面;哈利斯科州北部沿海的强风、巨浪与风暴潮预计将持续至周一。
尽管没有登陆,暴雨仍带来损失。据路透社报道,曼萨尼约降下暴雨,多户住宅进水,墨西哥海军协助居民抽排积水;有居民向路透社描述了家中被淹的情形。
交通方面,巴亚尔塔港国际机场暂停运营,曼萨尼约机场航班暂停,巴亚尔塔港海滨长廊关闭。
墨西哥总统辛鲍姆呼吁哈利斯科、科利马、米却肯、纳亚里特四州居民留在庇护所,不要外出。据报道,哈利斯科州与科利马州共有28个市镇进入最高警戒、93个市镇进入高警戒,墨西哥海军已部署4600多名人员应对。
国家飓风中心警告,持续至周一的强降雨可能在山区引发危及生命的山洪与泥石流。
本篇是 GSM 此前报道的跟进:GSM 10月11日早些时候曾报道"西蒙"以155英里/小时的风速逼近、预计周日登陆,但登陆并未发生。目前洪水风险尚未解除。
Hurricane Simone Skirts Mexico's Pacific Coast With No Sunday Landfall; Manzanillo Flooded, Puerto Vallarta Airport Shut
Hurricane Simone did not make landfall on Mexico's Pacific coast on Sunday as earlier forecast, instead shifting course and skirting the shoreline, Reuters and CNN reported on Oct. 11.
In its 1 p.m. ET update on Sunday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) placed Simone's center about 85 miles west-northwest of Manzanillo and about 65 miles south-southeast of Cabo Corrientes. Maximum sustained winds were near 140 mph, and the storm was moving northwest at 7 mph. The forecast track shifted west of earlier projections, and Simone is expected to remain offshore through Monday; strong winds, heavy surf and storm surge along the northern Jalisco coast are expected to continue into Monday.
Even without landfall, heavy rain caused damage. According to Reuters, downpours in Manzanillo flooded multiple homes, with the Mexican navy assisting residents in pumping out water; residents described their flooded homes to Reuters.
On transportation, Puerto Vallarta International Airport suspended operations, flights at the Manzanillo airport were suspended, and Puerto Vallarta's malecón boardwalk was closed.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum urged residents of Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán and Nayarit to stay in shelters. Civil protection authorities put 28 municipalities in Jalisco and Colima on the highest alert and 93 more on high alert, and the navy deployed more than 4,600 personnel.
The NHC warned that heavy rain continuing into Monday could trigger life-threatening flash flooding and mudslides in mountainous areas.
This article follows GSM's earlier Oct. 11 reports, which said Simone was approaching at 155 mph with landfall expected Sunday; that landfall did not occur. The flood risk has not passed.
图片来源:Ale Ramos M,CC BY-SA 4.0(Wikimedia Commons)

