on february 27, 2019, at 9:00 utc, the national weather service of tiyan, guam noted that typhoon wutip was located near 16.3°n and 139.4°e, about 410 miles west-northwest of guam, and about 430 miles west-northwest of saipan. wutip's 1-minute sustained winds had also decreased to 145 km/h (90 mph). wutip made a turn to the west-northwest while rapidly weakening, due to the wrong conditions. on february 28, wutip weakened into a tropical depression. on the same day, wutip was given the name betty by the pagasa, as the storm entered that agency's area of responsibility in the philippine sea. on march 1, wutip made a clockwise loop to the west, before dissipating on the next day.