Super Typhoon Betty enters Philippine area of responsibility

In its 5 a.m. advisory, Betty was located 1,320 km east of Central Luzon with peak winds of 195 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 240 kph. It was moving west northwestward at 25 kph.

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MANILA, Philippines — State weather bureau PAGASA said Super Typhoon Betty (international name: Mawar) entered the Philippine Area of Responsibility at 2 a.m. Saturday. 

Mawar, which has been given the local name Betty, is the second tropical cyclone of 2023 and the first super typhoon of the year to enter PAR. Days ago, it made a direct hit on Guam, a US territory in the Pacific that is home to a crucial military outpost.

In its 5 a.m. advisory, Betty was located 1,320 km east of Central Luzon with peak winds of 195 kilometers per hour near the center and gusts of up to 240 kph. It was moving west northwestward at 25 kph.

Tropical cyclone wind signals for Betty will be raised on Saturday