SUPER TYPHOON “BAVI” (09W)
BULLETIN #05
DATE: JULY 4, 2026
TIME: 2:00 PM
BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER-STATE WARNING POINT:
…VERY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 SUPER TYPHOON BAVI CONTINUES TO MOVE WEST-SOUTHWEST TOWARD THE MARIANAS…
…BAVI EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MARIANAS AS A SUPER TYPHOON MONDAY MORNING…
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY (NWS):
A TYPHOON WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR GUAM, ROTA, TINIAN, AND SAIPAN, AND SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS.
WATCHES AND WARNINGS:
A TYPHOON WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM, ROTA, TINIAN, AND SAIPAN, AND SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE EXPECTED, WITH THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALAMAGAN, PAGAN, AND AGRIHAN. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE, AND COULD BEGIN WITHIN 48 HOURS.
SUMMARY OF 100 PM CHST…INFORMATION:
LOCATION…12.5N 151.2E
ABOUT 410 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN
ABOUT 410 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
ABOUT 415 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ROTA
ABOUT 435 MILES EAST OF GUAM
ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
ABOUT 530 MILES SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
ABOUT 565 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…160 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WEST-SOUTHWEST…255 DEGREES AT 8 MPH
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK:
AT 100 PM CHST…0300 UTC…THE CENTER OF SUPER TYPHOON BAVI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.5 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 151.2 DEGREES EAST. BAVI IS MOVING WEST-SOUTHWEST AT 8 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAKE A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH SUNDAY. BAVI IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A VERY DANGEROUS SUPER TYPHOON DURING ITS PASSAGE THROUGH THE SOUTHERN MARIANAS MONDAY MORNING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN AT 160 MPH. BAVI IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN THIS INTENSITY THROUGH TONIGHT.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO 50 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO 160 MILES.
BECAUSE OF THE ANTICIPATED THREAT OF SUPER TYPHOON “BAVI” (09W), GOVERNOR DAVID M. APATANG HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AS OF 2:00 PM.
MAINTAINING:
• TYPHOON CONDITION III: SAIPAN, TINIAN, AND ROTA
*TYPHOON CONDITION III: MEANS THAT TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE, WITH THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS OF 39 MPH EXPECTED AROUND 48 HOURS.
MAINTAINING:
• TROPICAL STORM CONDITION III: PAGAN, ALAMAGAN & AGRIHAN
*TROPICAL STORM CONDITION III: MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS, INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH, ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN 48 HOURS.
THE CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER STATE WARNING POINT WILL BE MONITORING THE MOVEMENT OF SUPER TYPHOON “BAVI” (09W) AND WILL BE ISSUING OUT BULLETINS AS THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON UPDATES TO WEATHER FORECASTS AND STAY INFORMED ON THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND ADVISORIES WHICH WILL BE AVAILABLE THROUGH LOCAL MEDIA SOURCES AND NOAA WEATHER RADIO BROADCAST VIA PHONE AT 211, OR CALL CNMI EOC STATE WARNING POINT AT 237-8000 OR 664-8000, AND FOR THE NORTHERN ISLANDS TO CONTACT CNMI EOC STATE WARNING POINT AT HIGH FREQUENCY SINGLE SIDE BAND RADIO ON FREQUENCY 5.205.0.
AN INTERMEDIATE BULLETIN WILL BE ISSUED AT 5:00 PM CHST, FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED BULLETIN AT 8:00 PM.
