Hurricane Francine Approaches Louisiana Coast, May Become Category 2 Storm
Hurricane Francine Approaches Louisiana Coast, May Become Category 2 Storm
Hurricane Francine, currently approaching Louisiana's coast, is expected to make landfall in the late afternoon and early evening as a Category 1 storm.
弗朗辛颶風目前正在接近路易斯安那州海岸，預計將在下午晚些時候和傍晚作爲一級風暴登陸。
The storm's northern eyewall was about 95 miles southwest of Morgan City, Louisiana at 2 p.m. ET. NBC News reports sustained wind speeds of 90 miles per hour as it moves northeast at 16 miles per hour.
美國東部時間下午2點，風暴的北方眼牆位於路易斯安那州摩根城西南約95英里處。美國全國廣播公司新聞報道說，當它以每小時16英里的速度向東北移動時，風速持續爲每小時90英里。
Francine may develop into a Category 2 storm with winds between 96 and 110 miles per hour, according to meteorologists. It's expected to reach land between Avery Island and Houma, Louisiana between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET.
根據氣象學家的說法，弗朗辛可能會發展成二級風暴，風速在每小時96至110英里之間。預計它將在美國東部時間下午4點至晚上8點之間到達艾利島和路易斯安那州侯馬之間的陸地。
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Hurricane Francine is likely to make landfall between Avery Island and Houma, Louisiana, between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. ET Wednesday.
颶風弗朗辛可能會在美國東部時間週三下午4點至晚上8點之間在艾利島和路易斯安那州霍馬之間登陸。
A hurricane warning is in effect across most of the Louisiana coastline, while a storm surge warning covers the area from High Island, near Houston, all the way to the Mississippi and Alabama border.
颶風警告已在路易斯安那州的大部分海岸線生效，而風暴潮警告則覆蓋了從休斯敦附近的海島一直到密西西比州和阿拉巴馬州邊境的地區。
A state of emergency has been declared by the governors of both Louisiana and Mississippi, with many local leaders ordering or strongly recommending that towns and cities evacuate low-lying, coastal areas.
路易斯安那州和密西西比州的州長都宣佈了緊急狀態，許多地方領導人下令或強烈建議城鎮撤離低窪的沿海地區。
Flights from New Orleans International Airport were canceled at 12 p.m. ET.
美國東部時間中午12點，從新奧爾良國際機場起飛的航班被取消。
President Joe Biden approved an emergency declaration for Louisiana, making federal disaster assistance available to the state, the Federal Emergency Management Agency said Wednesday.
聯邦緊急事務管理局週三表示，喬·拜登總統批准了路易斯安那州的緊急聲明，向該州提供聯邦災難援助。
"The President's action authorizes FEMA to coordinate disaster relief efforts to alleviate the hardship and suffering caused by the emergency on the local population and to provide appropriate assistance to save lives, to protect property, public health and safety and to lessen or avert the threat of a catastrophe in the designated areas," the agency said.
該機構說：「總統的行動授權聯邦緊急事務管理局協調救災工作，以減輕緊急情況給當地民衆造成的困難和痛苦，並提供適當的援助，以挽救生命，保護財產、公共健康和安全，減少或避免指定區域的災難威脅。」
Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) said earlier on Wednesday that it plans to cut production at its Baton Rouge, Louisiana, refinery to as low as 20% of its 522,500 barrel-per-day capacity by Wednesday in anticipation of the hurricane.
埃克森美孚公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：XOM）週三早些時候表示，計劃在週三之前將其位於路易斯安那州巴吞魯日煉油廠的產量削減至其522,500桶日產能的20％，以應對颶風。
Price Action: Oil companies that operate refineries on the Louisiana coast mostly fell into Wednesday's late-afternoon trading.
價格走勢：在路易斯安那州海岸經營煉油廠的石油公司大多在週三下午晚些時候的交易中下跌。
- Exxon Mobil slipped 0.66% to $110.08
- Marathon Petroleum Corporation (NYSE:MPC) slipped 2.64% to $159.22
- Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL) gained 0.55% to $66.26
- Valero Energy Corporation (NYSE:VLO) went down 2.24% to $133.04
- Phillips 66 (NYSE:PSX) declined 1.29% to $125.242
- 埃克森美孚下跌0.66％，至110.08美元
- 馬拉松石油公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：MPC）下跌2.64％，至159.22美元
- 殼牌公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：SHEL）上漲0.55％，至66.26美元
- 瓦萊羅能源公司（紐約證券交易所代碼：VLO）下跌2.24％，至133.04美元
- 菲利普斯66（紐約證券交易所代碼：PSX）下跌1.29％，至125.242美元
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