Super Typhoon “Mawar” has intensified over the Philippine Sea as it nears the Philippine area of responsibility (PAR), bringing strong to typhoon-force winds that extend up to 550 kilometers from the center.
Mawar has reintensified into a super typhoon as it continues to move closer to the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), the weather bureau said Thursday, May 25.
The tropical cyclone monitored outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) has developed into a supertyphoon at around 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, the weather bureau said.
The weather bureau on Tuesday, May 23, said parts of the country will continue to get dampened with rain showers due to the southwesterly windflow affecting the western section of Southern Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao.
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said Tropical Storm "Mawar" is expected to intensify as a severe tropical storm within 24 hours.