Super Typhoon Mawar will likely hit the province of Batanes, and the Babuyan Group of Islands, according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).
PAGASA weather forecaster Anna Clauren-Jorda said on Friday, May 26, that ST Mawar moves westward with a speed of 15 kilometers per hour.
"Hindi siya nag-move ng pataas so yung track natin mukhang lalapit talaga sa Batanes at Babuyan Islands," Clauren-Jorda said during DZRH's Dos Por Dos.
"Yung chance ng landfall sa mainland Luzon ay less likely pa rin naman pero yung Bataan at Babuyan Islands, iyan talaga yung mahahagip talag nitong rainbands o yung direct epekto nitong si Mawar," she added.
Clauren-Jorda warned that Northern Luzon, Cagayan Valley, and some parts of the Cordillera Administrative Region will also feel the impact of ST Mawar, which will receive the local name Betty when it enters the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
She said that PAGASA could raise Tropical Cyclone Wind Signal No. 5 in affected areas, particularly Batanes and the Babuyan Islands.
The weather specialist said that ST Mawar would bring rains to Metro Manila, Zambales, Bataan, MIMAROPA, Mindoro provinces, Western Visayas, Zamboanga Peninsula, and the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao.
"Yung pag-ulan din na hahatakin nito sa habagat ay possible na umabot sa moderate to heavy na mga pag-ulan kung saan ini-expect natin iyan na maranasan sa western section ng Central at Southern Luzon pati na rin Western Visayas at Mindanao," Clauren-Jorda explained.
PAGASA predicts that ST Mawar will enter PAR either on the evening of Friday, May 26, or the morning of Saturday, May 27.
