China's National Meteorological Center (NMC) on Wednesday downgraded its warning for Super Typhoon Fung-wong to blue, forecasting that the storm will make landfall or pass close to Taiwan region around Wednesday evening. Fung-wong, the 26th typhoon of the year, has already wreaked havoc in the Philippines, causing casualties and displacing around 1.4 million people nationwide. At 16:00 on Wednesday, the storm was located about 75 kilometers west of Taiwan's Eluanbi, moving northeastward at a speed of 15-20 kilometers per hour with little change in intensity. According to the NMC, forecasts for Wednesday and Thursday predict the Taiwan Strait and the coastal areas of east China's Zhejiang Province and Fujian Province will experience strong winds ranging between force 6 and force 8, with gusts of force 9 to 11. Torrential rain began to batter northern and eastern Taiwan on Tuesday, with Yilan County and New Taipei City seeing extremely heavy rain. In Taiwan, "torrential rain" refers to continuous rainfall with a daily accumulation of at least 130 millimeters. Meteorologists say the combined influence of cold air and the outer edge of Fung-wong will bring winds exceeding force 9 to 10 to the coastal waters of Wenzhou City in east China's Zhejiang Province, over the next few days. By 10:00 Wednesday, all 391 fishing boats in Cangnan County had returned to port to seek shelter from the storm. To ensure maritime safety, the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration has maintained a Level II emergency response for typhoon prevention. By 13:00 on Wednesday, 69 ferry routes along the Fujian coast had been suspended, and 124 water-based engineering projects had been halted. Shotlist: Taiwan, China - Recent: 1. Various of trees swaying in strong wind, pouring rain; Guangdong Province, south China - Recent 2. Various of coast, boats; 3. Various of trees in wind; Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, east China - Recent 4. Various of waves; 5. Various of boats at dock; 6. Various of meteorological monitoring station, staff working; 7. Various of waves, boats at dock; Fujian Province, east China - Recent 8. Various of waves, trees swaying in strong wind; 9. Closed scenic spot; 10. Waves. [Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland]