MANILA, May 25 ----- Mawar strengthened again into a super typhoon as it crept closer to the Philippines on Thursday
morning after its brutal pass over Guam, PAGASA said.
Mawar was last spotted 2,130 kilometers east of southeastern Luzon at 3 a.m., packing maximum sustained winds of 185
kilometers per hour near the center and 230 kph gusts, the state weather bureau said. Moving at 15 kph, Mawar may enter
the Philippine area of responsibility on Friday evening or Saturday morning, and will be given the local name Betty,
PAGASA said. The typhoon may continue intensifying in the next 3 days and could reach a peak intensity of 215 kph by
Sunday, the weather agency said.
Mawar may also enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat, which could bring rains over the western sections of southern
Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao on Sunday or Monday. Between Sunday and Tuesday, the typhoon will bring heavy rains over
Cagayan Valley and strong to gale-force conditions in northern Luzon, PAGASA added. "For now po, possible po yung gale
force o yung malalakas na mga hangin particularly sa most areas ng Cagayan Valley at sa extreme northern Luzon over the
weekend. If may chances po na mag-stay po sila sa karagatan over those days of the week, so siguro wag po muna silang
lumayag sa ngayong araw," PAGASA weather forecaster Rhea Torres told TeleRadyo.
Mawar on Wednesday passed over the US territory of Guam, knocking out power as ferocious winds smashed windows and storm
surges flooded buildings in the worst storm to hit the Pacific military outpost in decades. Waves of up to 30 feet were
seen southeast of the island, a National Weather Service operations officer said.
Source: news.abs-cbn.com
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