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Projected 'Super Typhoon' Heads for US Pacific Islands
Forecasters say Bavi could reach 250 km/h winds and become the strongest July typhoon to pass through the area in reliable records.
- Tropical Storm Bavi is forecast to rapidly intensify into a super typhoon as it approaches the Northern Mariana Islands, peaking near the region around July 5.
- Following the devastation of April's super typhoon Sinlaku, which wiped out up to 60 percent of Saipan's livestock, residents are bracing for the new threat while infrastructure repairs remain ongoing.
- Forecasts from The Joint Typhoon Warning Center indicate Bavi will generate 1-minute sustained winds of 250 km/h and a central pressure of 925 hPa as it reaches the Marianas.
- Commonwealth governor David Apatang advised residents of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota to monitor forecasts, while officials canceled the 80th Liberation Day parade due to the storm's threat.
- Track adjustments remain likely, with Bavi potentially passing between Guam and Anatahan, as forecasters suggest the storm could become the strongest July typhoon on record.
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'Explosive': Bavi rapidly intensifies into super typhoon outside PAR
MANILA, Philippines – The tropical cyclone with the international name Bavi rapidly intensified from a typhoon into a super typhoon outside the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR) on Friday evening, July 3. The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical, and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) said in a Facebook post that Bavi’s maximum sustained winds had increased to 185 kilometers per hour as of 8 pm on Friday, while its gustiness is n…
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Moving westward, it should reach super typhoon status on Saturday morning, with sustained winds of 240 km/h, before gaining in intensity and approaching 280 km/h, equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center.
·Paris, France
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