迈阿密 — — 西蒙已增强为强大的四级飓风，正猛烈冲向墨西哥海岸。
MIAMI — Simon has strengthened into a powerful Category 4 hurricane as it barrels toward Mexico’s coast.
迈阿密国家飓风中心周六早间表示，西蒙的最大持续风速已增至每小时145英里（230公里）。如此强度或更高的风暴被视为大型飓风。西蒙可能给墨西哥西南部部分地区带来10至20英寸（25-50厘米）的降雨，某些地区甚至可能达到30英寸，中心称。
The National Hurricane Center in Miami said early Saturday Simon’s maximum sustained winds increased to 145 mph (230 kph). A storm of that strength or greater is considered a major hurricane. Simon could bring as much as 10 to 20 inches (25-50 cm) of rain over parts of southwestern Mexico, with some areas receiving up to 30 inches, the center said.
公告还敦促居民立即采取行动做好准备，称飓风将在周六晚间或周日早间登陆，但热带风暴级别的风力可能更早到达。
The bulletin also urged residents to take immediate action to prepare, saying the hurricane will make landfall late Saturday or early Sunday, but tropical storm-strength winds could arrive much sooner.
获取每日国家新闻 西蒙预计将给墨西哥西南部部分地区带来强降雨，可能集中在哈利斯科州海岸以及米却肯州、科利马州和纳亚里特州的部分地区。
Get daily National news Simon is expected to bring heavy rainfall to parts of southwestern Mexico, possibly concentrated along Jalisco’s coast and in parts of Michoacan, Colima and Nayarit.
“此降雨将引发危及生命的洪水和泥石流，尤其在陡峭地形地区，”国家飓风中心表示。
“This rainfall will produce life-threatening flooding and mudslides, especially in areas of steep terrain,” the NHC said.
哈利斯科州周五和周一在22个沿海市镇停课，并开始从高风险地区疏散数十人。该州还要求普埃托瓦尔塔塔旅游业（美国游客热门目的地）确保工人和游客在周五下午前完全安置在避难所或安全区域。
Jalisco suspended classes on Friday and Monday in 22 coastal municipalities and began evacuating dozens of people from at-risk areas. It also asked the tourism sector in Puerto Vallarta, a popular destination for U.S. tourists, to ensure that both workers and visitors are fully accommodated in shelters or safe zones by Friday afternoon.