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The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) downgraded Typhoon Mawar into typhoon category after it slightly weakened on Wednesday morning.
In an 8 a.m. briefing, PAGASA weather specialist Ana Clauren-Jorda said that this was due to eyewall replacement, or a new eye developing around the old one.
However, Clauren-Jorda Jorda said that there is still a possibility that Mawar, which will be locally called “Betty,” will be a super typhoon once it is inside the country’s weather monitoring area by Friday night or early Saturday morning.
As of the latest advisory from the state weather bureau, Mawar was last located 2,170 kilometers east of the Visayas. It packs maximum sustained winds of up to 175 kilometers per hour (kph) and gustiness of up to 215 kph.
While landfall is not expected, Mawar is seen to enhance the southwest monsoon or habagat. This will likely bring rains over the western section of the country, specifically in the Palawan area and the Visayas during the weekend, PAGASA said.
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