Typhoon Saudel weakened into a tropical storm at 5am today, but it is still expected to bring heavy to extremely heavy rain to southern Taiwan, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said.
The CWA maintained the sea warning for the storm it issued yesterday, saying the system continues to pose a threat to waters north of Taiwan, particularly near the outlying Lienchiang County (Matsu).
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The warning is expected to be lifted as early as this afternoon, the CWA said.
As of 8am today, the tropical storm was about 250km north-northeast of Matsu and moving west-southwest at 29kph before slowing down to 17kph as it moved over China, CWA data showed.
The system's radius had shrunk to 150km, with maximum sustained winds of 108kph and gusts of up to 137kph, the CWA said.
The CWA said the tropical storm is expected to continue weakening, with both its intensity and storm radius decreasing, but central and southern Taiwan could still expect brief showers or thunderstorms under the influence of the storm's outer bands and southwesterly winds.
Areas from Chiayi County southward could experience localized heavy rain and short-duration downpours, the agency said.
The CWA issued heavy rain advisories for Chiayi County, Tainan and Kaohsiung and an extremely heavy rain advisory for Pingtung County.
Mountainous areas in central Taiwan could see localized heavy rain, accompanied by thunderstorms and strong wind gusts, while mountainous regions in northern and eastern Taiwan are expected to experience scattered showers Friday, the CWA said.
The CWA warned residents in mountainous areas to watch for landslides, rockfalls and rapidly rising river levels, while those in low-lying areas should remain alert for flooding.
Daytime highs in northern and eastern Taiwan are expected to range between 33°C and 36°C today, while the highs in central and southern Taiwan should fall between 29°C and 32°C.
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Typhoon Saudel has shown signs of weakening but is still expected to affect Taiwan when it comes closest to the nation on Friday, the Central Weather Administration (CWA) said today. The radius of Saudel shrank to about 220km as of 8am today from 250km a day earlier, and its maximum sustained winds were down to 155kph from 184kph previously, the weather agency said. As of 8am, Typhoon Saudel was 980km east of Taipei, moving west-northwest at 18kph, it said. Under the influence of a Pacific high pressure system, the storm is moving northward, meaning it is less likely to make landfall in Taiwan,
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