Saudel Weakens to a Mild Typhoon; Sea Typhoon Warning Continues; Wanli River Channel Red Remains
Original Chinese title: 沙德爾減弱為輕颱，海上颱風警報持續；萬里溪河道red維持
The Central Weather Administration's 05:00 update on August 28 shows Typhoon Saudel weakened to a mild typhoon while the sea typhoon warning remains active. Indigenous land areas remain under marine typhoon warning / watch or monitoring and must not be relabeled as land-based red. The current heavy-rain warning page lists no active county warning; ARDSWC lists zero red and zero yellow debris-flow or large-scale-landslide alerts; the Water Resources Agency lists no inundation, river-stage, or reservoir-release alert; and the Directorate-General of Personnel Administration lists no work-or-class suspension. The site's remaining overall red is still limited to the existing officially mapped Wanli River channel red alert, which has not been found formally lifted.
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07:52 Update: Saudel Weakens to a Mild Typhoon; Sea Typhoon Warning Continues
Information time: August 28, 2026, 07:52.
Official sources: Central Weather Administration, Water Resources Agency disaster information service, Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation, Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Yilan and Hualien branches of the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, and relevant transportation and local authorities.
Indigenous areas affected: The Central Weather Administration's 05:00 data on August 28 show that Typhoon Saudel has weakened to a mild typhoon. Its center was at 28.0°N, 122.0°E, about 290 km northeast of Matsu, moving west at 23 km/h, while the sea typhoon warning remained active. This is still a marine warning. Indigenous land areas are therefore classified as `marine typhoon warning / watch` or `monitoring`; the sea warning must not be relabeled as a land-based `red` alert. The current CWA heavy-rain warning page lists no active county warning.
Nationwide regional scan: Northern Indigenous areas including Wulai, Fuxing, Jianshi, Wufeng, Nanzhuang, and Tai'an remain under marine-warning `watch` or `monitoring` and are not upgraded to land-based `red`. Central Indigenous areas including Heping, Ren'ai, Xinyi, and Alishan remain under `monitoring`; the current CWA heavy-rain warning page lists no active county warning, and road conditions remain subject to the Highway Bureau's latest notices. Southern Indigenous areas in the Tainan mountain region, Taoyuan, Namasia, and Maolin in Kaohsiung, and Sandimen, Wutai, Majia, Taiwu, Laiyi, Chunri, Shizi, and Mudan in Pingtung remain under `monitoring`; existing precautionary closures at Kuaigu Lodge, Mount Beidawu, Jinshuiying, and some Kaohsiung-Pingtung natural trails remain a separate `public-service / watch`, not `red`. Eastern Indigenous areas in Datong and Nan'ao should continue monitoring the sea warning and mountain transportation. The official Taipingshan National Forest Recreation Area page currently shows the park open, while some roads and trails remain partially restricted. The existing formal `red` inside the officially mapped Wanli River channel has not been found formally lifted and remains geographically limited to that mapped channel. Taitung Indigenous areas including Beinan, Yanping, Haiduan, Daren, Jinfeng, Taimali, Dawu, and Lanyu remain under `monitoring`.
Alert level: ARDSWC currently lists zero red and zero yellow debris-flow alerts and zero red and zero yellow large-scale-landslide alerts. The Water Resources Agency disaster information service currently lists no inundation, river-stage, or reservoir-release alert. The Directorate-General of Personnel Administration currently lists no work-or-class suspension. If the site's overall `red` remains displayed, its only basis is the Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency's existing formal red alert inside the officially mapped Wanli River channel. Typhoon Saudel's sea warning itself is shown only as `watch`.
Recommended action: Continue checking the Central Weather Administration for the latest sea typhoon warning, strong-wind, and rainfall information. Mountain and coastal activities, roads, and forest recreation sites should follow the latest notices from competent authorities. Do not enter the officially mapped Wanli River channel until the formal restriction is lifted.
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This English translation is based on the Traditional Chinese emergency brief and official updates from the Central Weather Administration, Water Resources Agency, Agency of Rural Development and Soil and Water Conservation, Directorate-General of Personnel Administration, Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency, transportation authorities, and local competent authorities. It does not replace official notices.