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May 23, 2023 - Typhoon Mawar Takes Aim at Guam

   Mawar
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   Typhoon Mawar formed over the North Pacific Ocean south of the Chuuk
   Islands on May 20, 2023. Since that time, the typhoon has been
   strengthening as it takes aim at the island of Guam. The Moderate
   Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on board NASA’s Terra
   satellite acquired a true-color image of the dangerous storm on May 22
   as it was beginning a cycle of rapid intensification.

   At 11:00 p.m. EST on May 22 (0300 UTC on May 23), the Joint Typhoon
   Warning Center (JTWC) advised that Typhoon Mawar was located about 219
   miles (352 km) southeast of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and was
   tracking northward at 8 mph (12.9 km/h). At that time, maximum
   sustained winds were 132 mph (212 km/h), which is the equivalent of a
   Category 4 storm on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Gusts were
   estimated at 161 mph (259 km/h).

   Typhoon Mawar has been undergoing rapid intensification since about
   11:00 a.m. EDT (0300 UTC) on May 22, and at 11:00 p.m. EDT that evening
   (0300 UTC May 23), the JTWC stated that it was showing signs of further
   rapid intensification. The outer bands of the northwest quadrant of the
   storm had reached Guam, Rota, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
   Andersen Air Force Base had reported wind gusts up to 29 mph (46.7
   km/h).

   With Mawar moving over very warm waters and low wind shear, conditions
   are favorable for increased strengthening. The storm is predicted to
   cross Guam in the evening of May 23 as a strong Category 4 storm, with
   maximum sustained winds of about 145 mph (231.2 km/h) and gusts of 172
   mph (276.8 km/h). After passing over Guam, Typhoon Mawar is expected to
   continue to strengthen, reaching peak maximum wind speed of about 150
   mph (241 km/h) before it begins to weaken.

   The National Weather Service has predicted a storm surge of four to six
   feet (1.2 to 1.8 meters), with the potential to reach 8 feet (2.4
   meters) in the northern eyewall. Between May 23 through May 24,
   torrential rains of 8 to 15 inches (20 to 38 cm) are anticipated with
   high surf of 15-25 feet (4.6 to 6 meters).

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Terra
   Date Acquired: 5/22/2023
   Resolutions:  1km (368.6 KB),  500m (1.1 MB),  250m (3.3 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC



https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery/individual.php?db_date=2023-05-23
 
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