MANILA, Philippines — Super Typhoon Mawar, heading toward the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), may bring about monsoon rain over parts of Luzon and Visayas next week, state
The state weather bureau said that as of 10:00 a.m., the center of the super typhoon’s eye is located 2,065 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon and that Mawar was packing maximum sustained winds of 185 kilometers per hour and gustiness of up to 230 kph.
Mawar is forecast to continue intensifying in the next three days and may reach a peak intensity of 215 kph by Sunday, May 28, before weakening – “although it will remain a typhoon by the end of the forecast period,” according to Pagasa.Guam weathers Category 4 super typhoon without major damage Once it enters the PAR, Mawar will be given the local name “Betty,” the second storm to hit the country this year and the first this month.
Betty was also used for a typhoon that hit the Philippines in 2015 and 2019. But Pagasa may reuse one of four sets of typhoon names on a four-year rotation.
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