Super typhoon Mawar from May 20-23 2023 as seen from the Himawari 8 weather satellite in geostationary orbit.
Storm info:
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A low-pressure area south-southwest of Chuuk Islands developed into a tropical depression on May 19. On May 20, it was later designated as 02W by the JTWC and named the storm Mawar a few hours later by the JMA before it intensified into a severe tropical storm on the next day. As it entered more favorable conditions and low wind shear, it was upgraded into Category 1-equivalent typhoon by the JTWC. The JMA followed suit and upgraded Mawar into a typhoon. The storm was further upgraded to Category 2-equivlent status by the JTWC on May 22. It later reached Category 3-equivalent status on the same day. On the same day, the PAGASA forecasted that Mawar is likely to develop into a super typhoon. A couple of hours later, the JTWC updated Mawar into a Category 4-equivalent typhoon while JMA keeping it as a very strong typhoon status. On May 23 of 4:00 PM, PAGASA reported that Mawar intensified into a super typhoon.
As of 12:00 UTC May 23, Typhoon Mawar is located near 12.2°N 146.1°E or about 114 nautical miles (210 km; 130 mi) southeast of Andersen Air Force Base. Maximum 10-minute sustained winds are at 100 knots (185 km/h; 115 mph), with gusts up to 140 knots (260 km/h; 160 mph), while maximum 1-minute sustained winds are at 135 knots (250 km/h; 155 mph). The minimum central barometric pressure is 935 hPa (27.61 inHg), and the system is moving northwest at 6 kn (11 km/h; 6.9 mph).
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