DILI NA SUPERTYPHOON Pagasa on Wednesday downgraded Mawar into a typhoon from a super typhoon. CDNDigital READ:
Satellite image showing typhoon “Mawar” moving northward as it bears down on the US territory of Guam. —Image taken on May 23, 2023 from PAGASA website.
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration on Wednesday downgraded Mawar into a typhoon category. Pagasa weather specialist Rhea Torres told INQUIRER.net that Mawar weakened from super typhoon into typhoon category at 8 a.m. but could regain its strength in the upcoming days.
“Currently, its intensification is possible within the next 24 hours,” Torres said of Mawar over the phone.Mawar is expected to enter the Philippine area of responsibility by Friday or Saturday.“Most likely, its trough or extension will approach close to the northern Luzon area. It is possible [to approach] around Monday next week,” she explained.It would be the second storm to hit the country this year and the first this month.
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