Sea warning for storm lifted, monsoon rain expected

Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/17/2020
By: Flor Wang and S.F. Wang

Taipei, May 17 (CNA) A sea warning for tropical storm Vongfong was lifted at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, with a wave of monsoon rain expected to arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday, according to the Central Weather Bureau (CWB).

Vongfong, currently located some 130 kilometers south of Taiwan's southernmost point Eluanbi, is moving in a northeasterly direction at a speed of 18kph that may accelerate to 30kph, it said.

At an increasing speed, the storm will quickly pass through the Bashi Channel and the waters of southeast of Taiwan, bringing brief showers or thundershowers to some areas in the eastern and southern regions around noon, according to the CWB's forecast.

Most parts of the country will see cloudy skies, with highs expected to hit 30 to 33 degrees Celsius, the CWB said. The mercury will go up to over 36 degrees in flat areas near mountains or rivers valleys in southern Taiwan, it said.    [FULL  STORY]