Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after making landfall in Chiayi County late last night, and its eye left Taiwan this morning near the border of Taoyuan and Hsinchu, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
Danas was downgraded to a tropical storm at about 5am as its outer band began to shrink, CWA forecaster Wu Wan-hua (伍婉華) said.
Danas is expected to continue weakening, but its broad radius would still affect Taiwan, Wu said.
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As of 9am, Danas was 70km north-northwest of Taipei, moving northwest at 10kph to 16kph, with maximum sustained winds of 90kph and gusts up to 119kph, the CWA said.
The land warning issued on Saturday night was still in effect for Keelung, Taipei, New Taipei City and Taoyuan, as well as Hsinchu, Miaoli and Yilan counties, Wu said.
The sea warning issued on Saturday morning remains in effect for the waters off northern and northeastern Taiwan, and north of the Taiwan Strait, she said.
The land warning would likely be lifted this afternoon, while the sea warning could be removed late this evening at the earliest, Wu said.
However, the storm continues to bring moisture to Taiwan, with rain persisting in mountainous areas in the central and southern regions, she said.
Mountainous parts of Kaohsiung and Pingtung County might experience localized extremely heavy or torrential rain today, while Miaoli and areas to its south could receive heavy to extremely heavy rain, Wu said.
Localized heavy rain is also expected in Hsinchu, northern and eastern Taiwan, and outlying Penghu County, she said.
As of 8:30am, Pingtung's Majia Township (瑪家) had recorded 288mm of rain, while Kaohsiung's Sinsing District (新興) reported 214.5mm, the CWA said.
The storm's outer bands could cause hot, dry winds in Taitung, pushing daytime temperatures above 36°C, Wu said.
Danas is expected to move westward and make landfall in China, she added.
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