Taipei: Typhoon Dolphin is expected to move closest to Taiwan Saturday night or Sunday, according to the Central Weather Administration (CWA). As of 8 a.m. Saturday, the center of Dolphin was located about 510 kilometers east-northeast of Taipei and was moving west-northwest at 10-14 kilometers per hour, with maximum sustained winds of 126 kph, according to the CWA. According to Focus Taiwan, CWA senior weather specialist Wu Wan-hua stated that the storm was moving closer to waters north of Taiwan, though its strength had shown signs of weakening. Wu mentioned that with Dolphin approaching, its outer bands were expected to bring heavy rain to northern Taiwan first, with precipitation forecast to spread to other parts of the country. Taiwan is anticipated to experience the heaviest rainfall from Saturday night through Sunday. A heavy rain alert is currently in effect in several regions, including Keelung City, the North Coast, mountainous areas of Taipei, New Taipei and Taoyuan cities, Hsinchu and Miaoli cou nties in the north, and mountainous areas of Taichung City in central Taiwan. The alert indicates that accumulated rainfall is expected to exceed 80 millimeters within 24 hours or 40 mm within one hour. The CWA has also issued warnings of strong winds in northern Taiwan and parts of southern Taiwan, predicting average wind speeds could reach 39-49 kph. The storm is expected to continue moving toward China and is likely to make landfall in southeastern China Sunday night or early Monday morning. Despite the anticipated rainfall from the storm, Wu noted that daytime temperatures could reach 38 degrees Celsius in Yilan and Hualien counties Saturday due to a foehn wind effect caused by southeasterly winds descending from the mountains. Temperatures in Taitung County in the east, along with Chiayi County and Tainan City in the south, could surpass 36 degrees Saturday.