CWA lifts warnings as typhoon moves northwest

Staff writer, with CNA The Central Weather Administration (CWA) lifted its land and sea warnings for Typhoon Bavi yesterday morning as the storm weakened and moved away from Taiwan, after bringing heavy rain and strong winds.The land warning was lifted at 5:30am, followed by the sea warning at 8:30am, the CWA said.As of 8am, Bavi’s center was about 410km north of the Matsu Islands and was moving northwest, with its speed slowing from 21kph to 13kph, the CWA said. A graphic shows expected rainfall around Taiwan from yesterday until Saturday. Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Administration CWA forecaster Lin Po-tung (林伯東) said at a news briefing yesterday morning that rainfall brought by Bavi was particularly heavy across western Taiwan and in mountainous areas nationwide, especially in