The Central Weather Administration has lifted its land warning for Super Typhoon
Ragasa.

The weather administration is expected to lift its sea warning this evening
at the earliest.

However, schools and offices across all of Taitung and Hualien are closed
today due to the effects of the storm, while schools and offices in parts of
Pingtung and Kaohsiung are also closed today.

Ragasa is continuing to move in a westerly direction into the South China Sea.

However, rain advisories remain in effect for much of the island.

Extremely torrential rain warnings have been issued for mountainous areas of
Hualien and Taitung.

Torrential rain alerts are in effect for low-lying areas of Hualien and
Taitung as well as for mountainous areas of Kaohsiung and Pingtung.

While extremely heavy rain alerts are in effect for all of Yilan, lowlying
areas of Pingtung as well as for mountainous areas of New Taipei, Taoyuan,
Taichung and Nantou.

All of those rain advisories are currently expected to be be effect through
tonight.