Super Typhoon Bavi strengthens as it moves toward U.S. Pacific territories, prompting preparations in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Multiple reports say the system upgrades to a “super typhoon,” equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane, and is traveling west between the Marshall Islands and the Northern Marianas. According to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), Bavi has sustained winds of about 259 kilometers per hour (161 miles per hour) with gusts reaching around 314 kilometers per hour (195 miles per hour). The JTWC’s latest update, issued at 7 a.m. Guam time (2100 GMT Friday), indicates forecast tracks continue to point to a severe outlook for areas within the U.S. Pacific territories. Residents in Guam and the Northern Marianas board up windows and stock up on supplies as the storm approaches. The reporting does not indicate any confirmed landfall at the time of publication, focusing instead on current intensity, location, and the immediate response by residents.
Super Typhoon Bavi strengthens toward Guam and Northern Marianas
Super Typhoon Bavi strengthens as it moves toward U.S. Pacific territories, prompting preparations in Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands. Multiple reports say the system upgrades to a “super typhoo...
- Super Typhoon Bavi is upgraded to “super typhoon” strength, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane.
- The storm moves west between the Marshall Islands and the Northern Marianas.
- JTWC reports sustained winds of about 259 kph with gusts around 314 kph.
- Guam and the Northern Marianas residents begin preparations such as boarding up windows and stocking supplies.
- Reports cite a severe forecast outlook in the JTWC’s latest advisory, with timing referenced to 7 a.m. Guam time (2100 GMT).
SAIPAN — Residents of Guam and the Northern Marianas boarded up windows and stocked up as a monster weather system upgraded on Saturday to a “super typhoon” — the equivalent of a category-5 hurricane — approached the US Pacific territories. Typhoon Bavi was moving west between the Marshall Islands and the Northern Marianas with sustained winds of 259 kilometers per hour (161 miles per hour) with gusts of 314 kph (195 mph), the Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) said in its latest update at 7 am Guam time (2100 GMT Friday). “Current forecast tracks continue to indicate a grim outlook […]...Keep on reading: 'Super typhoon' Bavi heads for US Pacific islands
3 hours agoThe Category 5 hurricane was moving west between the Marshall Islands and the Northern Marianas with sustained winds of 259 kph and gusts of 314 kph.
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