Draft:Typhoon bavi

Typhoon bavi (2026)

Peak Intensity of Bavi on July 4, 2026

On June 25, the JTWC marked a low-pressure area that formed 901 nm (1,669 km) east-southeast of Kwajalein, with satellite imagery indicated that the disturbance is in a favorable development for tropical cyclogenesis. Four days later, at 13:00 UTC, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) issued a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert (TCFA) for the system, indicated that the disturbance had been gradually intensifying over favorable conditions. Early on July 1, JTWC upgraded the disturbance to a tropical depression, assigning the designation as 09W. At 00:00 UTC of July 2, 09W was upgraded to a tropical storm by the JMA, receiving the name Bavi. Bavi then began a period of explosive intensification, with the JTWC assessing the system's 1-minute sustained winds increasing from 70 kn (80 mph; 130 km/h) at 18:00 UTC July 2 to 125 kn (145 mph; 230 km/h) at 12:00 UTC July 3, in only 18 hours, making it a Category 4-equivalent typhoon, as a well-defined eye quickly emerged within a sharply defined central dense overcast (CDO) surrounding it. At 21:00 UTC, JTWC upgraded Bavi to a super typhoon, with estimated 1-minute winds of 260 km/h (160 mph), making it a Category 5-equivalent super typhoon. Later on, JMA upgraded Bavi to a violent typhoon.

On July 2, Guam Governor Lou Leon Guerrero declared a state of emergency as territory officials began preparing for Bavi. Two days later, a typhoon warning was issued for Guam and surrounding islands.