TYPHOON “BAVI” (09W)
BULLETIN #02
DATE: JULY 3, 2026
TIME: 8:00 PM
BASED ON INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE-TIYAN GUAM AND COMPILED AT THE CNMI EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER-STATE WARNING POINT:
…TYPHOON BAVI INTENSIFYING RAPIDLY EAST OF GUAM…
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALAMAGAN, PAGAN AND AGRIHAN.
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
A TYPHOON WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR GUAM, ROTA, TINIAN, AND SAIPAN, AND SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS. TYPHOON FORCE WINDS OF 74 MPH OR MORE ARE POSSIBLE, WITH THE ONSET OF DAMAGING WINDS POSSIBLE IN AROUND 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 IN AROUND 48 HOURS.
SUMMARY OF 700 PM CHST…0900 UTC…INFORMATION
LOCATION…12.9N 153.8E
ABOUT 560 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAIPAN
ABOUT 565 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF TINIAN
ABOUT 580 MILES EAST OF ROTA
ABOUT 605 MILES EAST OF GUAM
ABOUT 620 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF ALAMAGAN
ABOUT 645 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF PAGAN
ABOUT 675 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AGRIHAN
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…120 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WEST…280 DEGREES AT 13 MPH
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
AT 700 PM CHST…0900 UTC…THE CENTER OF TYPHOON BAVI WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 12.9 DEGREES NORTH AND LONGITUDE 153.8 DEGREES EAST. BAVI IS MOVINGWEST AT 13 MPH. IT IS EXPECTED TO MAINTAIN THIS GENERAL COURSE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS GENERAL FORECAST TRACK WILL TAKE BAVI THROUGH THE MARIANAS AS A VERY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 5 SUPER TYPHOON.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 120 MPH. BAVI IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
TYPHOON FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO 50 MILES. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD FROM THE CENTER UP TO 150 MILESTO THE NORTH AND UP TO 105 MILES TO THE SOUTH.
BECAUSE OF THE ANTICIPATED THREAT OF TYPHOON “BAVI” (09W), GOVERNOR DAVID M. APATANG HAS ISSUED THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS AS OF 8:00 PM:
MAINTAINS
• 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.
DECLARES
• 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 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 11:00 PM CHST, FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT SCHEDULED BULLETIN AT 2:00 AM CHST.
