Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Duk da kasancewar farkon lokacin, Mitag ya ƙaru sosai a gabashin Philippines. A ranar 2 ga Maris, an lura da ido a hoton tauraron dan adam a tsakiyar zurfin haɗuwa. Daga baya a wannan rana, Mitag ya wuce kudancin tsibirin Yap a FSM. A ranar 3 ga Maris, guguwar ta shiga yankin kula da gargadi na Hukumar Kula da Yanayin Philippine, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA); hukumar ta ba shi sunan gida "Basyang". Wani mai zurfi mai zurfi ya juya typhoon zuwa arewa maso yamma kuma daga bisani zuwa arewa. Kodayake ana sa ran yin amfani da iska mai kudu maso yamma don ƙuntata ƙaruwa, Mitag ya juya zuwa arewa maso gabas a daidai wannan shugabanci kamar yadda aka yi amfani da shi, yana haifar da fitowar ruwa. Bayan kammala sake zagayowar maye gurbin ganuwar ido, zurfin zurfin da ke kewaye da ido, kuma lambobin Dvorak sun kai 7.0. A kan wannan, JTWC ya haɓaka Mitag zuwa babban guguwa a ranar 5 ga Maris, yana ƙididdige iskar iska mai saurin kilomita 260 a kowace awa (160 mph) yayin da guguwar ke kusan kilomita 610 (380 mi) gabashin Catanduanes a cikin Philippines. Wannan ya sanya shi kawai super typhoon a cikin rikodin a cikin watan har sai Typhoon Maysak na
A shekara ta 2015. Hakanan a ranar 5 ga Maris, JMA ta kiyasta iyakar iskar 175 km / h (110 mph ), PAGASA ta kimanta irin wannan ƙarfin kamar JMA, kuma Cibiyar Kula da Yanayi ta China ta kiyasta iyakar iskar 205 km / h (125 mph ). Kimanin yini guda, guguwar ta ci gaba da samun iska mai ƙarfi, kafin ƙaruwar iska da sanyaya, iska mai bushewa ta ba da rauni sosai. A cikin awanni 24, JTWC ya kiyasta cewa iska ta ragu da kilomita 110 a awa (70 mph) yayin da guguwar ta juya zuwa arewa maso gabas, kuma a ranar 7 ga Maris, Mitag ya raunana a ƙasa da ƙarfin guguwa. Haɓaka a cikin monsoon haɗe tare da Westerlies na sama-sama ya kawar da zagayawar ƙananan matakin daga cibiyar matakin sama, yana haifar da tsarin ƙananan matakin ya juya zuwa gabas da kudu. A ranar 8 ga Maris, JTWC ta ba da shawarwarin ta na ƙarshe, kuma Mitag ya watse a ranar 9 ga Maris.