The sea warning for Typhoon Mawar might be lifted this evening, the Central Weather Bureau said, although squalls are still expected in the northern and eastern parts of the country.
If the storm speeds up, weakens or turns toward the east sooner than expected, the warning could be lifted earlier, it added.
As of 11am, Mawar was 420km east of Oluanpi (鵝鑾鼻) traveling north-northeast at 13kph, bureau data showed.
Photo courtesy of the Coast Guard via CNA
Sustained winds at the center were 119kph with gusts reaching 155kph.
The storm is to move south of Japan’s Miyako Island tomorrow and pick up speed moving away from Taiwan from tomorrow afternoon into evening, bureau forecaster Hsieh Pei-yun (謝佩芸) told a news conference.
From midnight yesterday to 11am today, Yilan had accumulated the most rainfall at 287mm, followed by 207.5mm in Taichung, 128.5mm in Hsinchu County and 128mm in Taipei, bureau data showed.
Downpours are still expected in northern and eastern Taiwan, especially in mountainous regions, Hsieh said.
The weather is to be mostly stable in the south with occasional showers, although temperatures are to climb as high as 36 degrees Celsius, she added.
The rain might abate in Yilan tomorrow, although mountainous areas in the north would still see downpours until the typhoon clears the area on Friday, Hsieh said.
However, sea conditions are still poor in most of the country, she added.
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