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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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