新西兰：奥塔哥强风预警覆盖10月26日中午至晚9时，内陆风力或近烈风级
新西兰气象局10月24日发布强风预警，奥塔哥部分地区10月26日西北风可能接近烈风级，尤其是内陆暴露地带。预警时段为10月26日中午12时至晚上9时。气象局表示，大风可能吹倒树木、损坏电线和未固定的建筑物，驾驶也会受到影响，尤其是高车身车辆和摩托车。气象局评估，此次预警升级为警告的可能性为高，下一次更新预计在10月24日晚上9时发布。气象局建议居民提前固定好可能被强风吹起的物品，驾车时应格外小心。同一时期，新西兰南岛多地也发布了天气预警：西海岸格雷、Bu ller地区发布大雨预警，坎特伯雷高山地区迎来强降雨并发布橙色预警，奥塔哥湖区源头发布橙色大雨预警，皇后镇湖区、南地及斯图尔特岛10月26日将迎持续大雨，气象局发出警戒。南岛西海岸与南部山区的强降雨与奥塔哥的强风叠加，意味着10月26日南岛的出行与户外活动需要格外谨慎：山区道路可能因降雨出现积水或落石，内陆暴露地带的强风则对高车身车辆构成风险。当地居民与游客应以气象局当日最新预警为准，合理调整行程，避免在恶劣天气期间前往山区、湖区等高风险地带。
New Zealand: Otago Strong Wind Watch Covers Midday to 9:00 p.m. on October 26, Inland Winds May Approach Gale Force
New Zealand's MetService issued a strong wind watch on October 24, warning that northwesterly winds in parts of Otago on October 26 may approach gale force, especially in exposed inland areas. The watch period is from 12:00 noon to 9:00 p.m. on October 26. MetService said the strong winds may blow down trees, damage power lines and unsecured structures, and affect driving, especially for high-sided vehicles and motorcycles. MetService assessed the probability of this watch being upgraded to a warning as high, with the next update expected to be issued at 9:00 p.m. on October 24. MetService advised residents to secure in advance any items that could be blown away by strong winds, and to take extra care when driving. During the same period, weather watches and warnings were also issued for many places in New Zealand's South Island: a heavy rain watch for the Grey and Buller districts of the West Coast, strong rainfall in the Canterbury high country with an orange warning issued, an orange heavy rain warning for the Otago lakes headwaters, and sustained heavy rain expected on October 26 in Queenstown-Lakes, Southland and Stewart Island, where MetService issued a watch. The combination of heavy rain on the South Island's west coast and southern mountains with strong winds in Otago means that travel and outdoor activities on the South Island on October 26 require extra caution: mountain roads may see water accumulation or rockfalls due to rainfall, while strong winds in exposed inland areas pose risks to high-sided vehicles. Local residents and visitors should follow MetService's latest warnings on the day, adjust their itineraries reasonably, and avoid going to high-risk areas such as mountains and lakes during severe weather.
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图片来源：新西兰奥塔哥马卡罗拉河（资料图）。摄影：Michal Klajban，CC BY-SA 4.0，取自 Wikimedia Commons。Photo: Makarora River, Otago, New Zealand (file photo). Credit: Michal Klajban, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
