Bavi
Western Pacific
Super Typhoon · WP092026
16.8°N,
135.3°E
Moving W at 14 mph
Max Winds
150 mph
Pressure
927 mb
Forecast Points
8
JMA Winds (10-min avg)
100.0 kt
JMA Pressure
935.0 hPa
JMA (10-min average): Typhoon No. 2609
· Bavi
Summary
Super Typhoon Bavi is extremely powerful, with maximum sustained winds of 150 mph. It has been moving westward at about 14 mph, and JTWC forecasts it to continue generally west-northwest over the next 24 hours before turning northwest for the rest of the forecast period.
JTWC expects the center of Bavi to pass just northeast of Taiwan, with its closest approach to Taipei at 110500Z, and then make landfall in eastern China. The typhoon is also expected to keep a very large storm-force wind field (around a 500 nautical mile diameter) until it makes landfall.
Intensity-wise, JTWC forecasts Bavi to hold near its current strength for the next 12 hours (about 150 mph), then gradually weaken through 72 hours (down to about 121 mph). After 72 hours, more rapid weakening is forecast as the system interacts with Taiwan and then moves inland over eastern China.
Key messages
- Super Typhoon Bavi is extremely dangerous, with 150 mph sustained winds right now.
- The track forecast takes Bavi just northeast of Taiwan (closest to Taipei at 110500Z) and then into eastern China for landfall.
- Even as it weakens, Bavi is expected to maintain a very large storm-force wind field until landfall.
Forecast intensity
JTWC forecast maximum sustained winds (mph) by hour.
Satellite Imagery (IR)
CIRA/RAMMB · 07 Jul 22:50 UTC
JTWC Warning #28 07 Jul 18:00 UTC
WTPN31 PGTW 072100
MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI//
SUBJ/SUPER TYPHOON 09W (BAVI) WARNING NR 028//
RMKS/
1. SUPER TYPHOON 09W (BAVI) WARNING NR 028
01 ACTIVE TROPICAL CYCLONE IN NORTHWESTPAC
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS BASED ON ONE-MINUTE AVERAGE
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
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WARNING POSITION:
071800Z --- NEAR 16.8N 135.3E
MOVEMENT PAST SIX HOURS - 275 DEGREES AT 12 KTS
POSITION ACCURATE TO WITHIN 030 NM
POSITION BASED ON EYE FIXED BY SATELLITE
PRESENT WIND DISTRIBUTION:
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 130 KT, GUSTS 160 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
080 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
140 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
130 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 270 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
230 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
230 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
270 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
REPEAT POSIT: 16.8N 135.3E
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FORECASTS:
12 HRS, VALID AT:
080600Z --- 17.1N 132.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 130 KT, GUSTS 160 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 070 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 130 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 270 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
250 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
250 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
250 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 24 HR POSIT: 290 DEG/ 10 KTS
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24 HRS, VALID AT:
081800Z --- 17.7N 130.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 125 KT, GUSTS 150 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 140 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 270 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
280 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
260 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
240 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 36 HR POSIT: 305 DEG/ 10 KTS
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36 HRS, VALID AT:
090600Z --- 18.8N 129.1E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 120 KT, GUSTS 145 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 080 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
070 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
140 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 280 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
280 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
270 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
240 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 48 HR POSIT: 310 DEG/ 10 KTS
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EXTENDED OUTLOOK:
48 HRS, VALID AT:
091800Z --- 20.1N 127.5E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 115 KT, GUSTS 140 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
150 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 290 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
260 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
260 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
240 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 60 HR POSIT: 320 DEG/ 12 KTS
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60 HRS, VALID AT:
100600Z --- 21.9N 125.8E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 110 KT, GUSTS 135 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
060 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
070 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 160 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
130 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 290 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
270 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
250 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
250 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 72 HR POSIT: 320 DEG/ 13 KTS
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72 HRS, VALID AT:
101800Z --- 23.8N 123.9E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 105 KT, GUSTS 130 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 064 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
100 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
050 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
060 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 150 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
160 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
120 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
120 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 270 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
280 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
250 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
220 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 96 HR POSIT: 320 DEG/ 14 KTS
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LONG RANGE OUTLOOK:
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96 HRS, VALID AT:
111800Z --- 27.8N 119.8E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 060 KT, GUSTS 075 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
RADIUS OF 050 KT WINDS - 090 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
090 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
040 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
040 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
RADIUS OF 034 KT WINDS - 230 NM NORTHEAST QUADRANT
220 NM SOUTHEAST QUADRANT
110 NM SOUTHWEST QUADRANT
110 NM NORTHWEST QUADRANT
VECTOR TO 120 HR POSIT: 325 DEG/ 12 KTS
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120 HRS, VALID AT:
121800Z --- 31.7N 116.7E
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS - 025 KT, GUSTS 035 KT
WIND RADII VALID OVER OPEN WATER ONLY
DISSIPATING AS A SIGNIFICANT TROPICAL CYCLONE OVER LAND
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REMARKS:
072100Z POSITION NEAR 16.9N 134.7E.
07JUL26. SUPER TYPHOON 09W (BAVI), LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 716 NM
SOUTHEAST OF KADENA AB, HAS TRACKED WESTWARD AT 12 KNOTS OVER THE
PAST SIX HOURS. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AT 071800Z IS 927 MB.
MAXIMUM SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT AT 071800Z IS 50 FEET. NEXT WARNINGS
AT 080300Z, 080900Z, 081500Z AND 082100Z.//
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Forecast Reasoning 07 Jul 21:00 UTC
WDPN31 PGTW 072100 MSGID/GENADMIN/JOINT TYPHOON WRNCEN PEARL HARBOR HI// SUBJ/PROGNOSTIC REASONING FOR SUPER TYPHOON 09W (BAVI) WARNING NR 028// RMKS/ 1. FOR METEOROLOGISTS. 2. 6 HOUR SUMMARY AND ANALYSIS. SUMMARY: INITIAL POSITION: 16.8N 135.3E INITIAL INTENSITY: 130 KTS GEOGRAPHIC REFERENCE: 716 NM SOUTHEAST OF KADENA AB MOVEMENT PAST 6 HOURS: WESTWARD AT 12 KTS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT: 50 FEET SATELLITE ANALYSIS, INITIAL POSITION AND INTENSITY DISCUSSION: ANIMATED ENHANCED INFRARED (EIR) SATELLITE IMAGERY DEPICTS SUPER TYPHOON (STY) 09W (BAVI) WITH A RAGGED EYE FEATURE SURROUNDED BY AN EXPANSIVE CENTRAL DENSE OVERCAST (CDO) THAT HAS ALSO BECOME A BIT MORE RAGGED OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS. CLOUD TOP TEMPERATURES IN THE CDO, AS SEEN IN ANIMATED BD-ENHANCED INFRARED IMAGERY, HAVE OSCILLATED BETWEEN PERIODS OF WARMING AND COOLING OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS AS WELL. PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY VERTICAL WIND SHEAR (VWS) IS ALSO EVIDENT IN A 071941Z SSMIS 91GHZ IMAGE DEPICTING A PRONOUNCED EROSION OF THE EYEWALL IN THE NORTHEASTERN QUADRANT. THE INITIAL POSITION IS PLACED WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE CENTER OF THE EYE IN EIR IMAGERY. THE INITIAL INTENSITY OF 130 KTS IS ASSESSED WITH MEDIUM CONFIDENCE BASED ON THE AGENCY DVORAK FIXES OF T6.5-7.0 AND THE SPREAD OF CIMSS OBJECTIVE INTENSITY ESTIMATES. SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES THAT HAVE REMAINED AT 29-30 C AND ROBUST EQUATORWARD OUTFLOW ARE BEING OFFSET BY THE PERSISTENT 20-25 KT VWS, MAKING THE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT MARGINALLY FAVORABLE. INITIAL WIND RADII BASIS: PERSISTENCE CURRENT STEERING MECHANISM: A COMBINED STEERING INFLUENCE FROM THE WESTERN EXTENSION OF A SUBTROPICAL RIDGE (STR) POSITIONED TO THE NORTHEAST AND THE SOUTHWESTERN EXTENSION OF A SEPARATE STR CENTERED OVER OKINAWA. AGENCY DVORAK AND AUTOMATED FIXES: PGTW: T6.5 - 127 KTS RJTD: T6.5 - 127 KTS RCTP: T7.0 - 140 KTS KNES: T6.5 - 127 KTS CIMSS SATCON: 141 KTS AT 071800Z CIMSS ADT: 129 KTS AT 071800Z CIMSS AIDT: 118 KTS AT 071800Z CIMSS D-MINT: 127 KTS AT 071628Z CIMSS D-PRINT: 129 KTS AT 071800Z FORECASTER ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT ENVIRONMENT: FAVORABLE VWS: 20-25 KTS SST: 29-30 CELSIUS OUTFLOW: STRONG EQUATORWARD ANALYSIS CONFIDENCE: INITIAL POSITION: HIGH INITIAL INTENSITY: MEDIUM INITIAL WIND RADII: LOW 3. FORECAST REASONING. SIGNIFICANT FORECAST CHANGES: THERE ARE NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE FORECAST FROM THE PREVIOUS WARNING. FORECAST DISCUSSION: SUPER TYPHOON BAVI MAINTAINED A NEARLY DUE WESTWARD TRAJECTORY OVER THE PAST 6 HOURS AT A SLOWER 12 KT RATE OF ADVANCE. THE STR NOW CENTERED OVER KYUSHU THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN THE PRIMARY STEERING INFLUENCE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MIGRATING EASTWARD AND MERGE WITH THE STR CENTERED TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. UNDER THIS STEERING REGIME, STY 09W IS FORECAST TO MAINTAIN A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TRAJECTORY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS, THEN TURN TO A NORTHWESTWARD TRACK FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. THE CENTER OF THE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO PASS JUST NORTHEAST OF TAIWAN WITH A CPA TO TAIPEI AT 110500Z BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL IN EASTERN CHINA. NOTABLY, 09W IS EXPECTED TO RETAIN AN EXPANSIVE (AROUND 500 NM DIAMETER) STORM FORCE WIND FIELD UNTIL IT MAKES LANDFALL. MARGINALLY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN AN INTENSITY OF 130 KTS FOR THE NEXT 12 HOURS, FOLLOWED BY A PERIOD OF GRADUAL WEAKENING DUE TO PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY SHEAR THROUGH TAU 72. MORE RAPID WEAKENING IS FORECAST AFTER TAU 72 AS THE SYSTEM INTERACTS WITH THE ISLAND OF TAIWAN AND MAKES ITS EVENTUAL LANDFALL OVER EASTERN CHINA. MODEL DISCUSSION: MODEL TRACK GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ABOUT THE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TURNING NORTHWESTWARD SCENARIO, WITH A CROSS-TRACK SPREAD OF 100 NM AT TAU 72 AS 09W APPROACHES TAIWAN. WITH NAVGEM AND ECMWF DETERMINISTIC MODELS ON THE SOUTHWESTERN EDGE OF THE ENVELOPE AND AI SOLUTIONS MAKING UP THE NORTHEASTERN EDGE. THE JTWC TRACK FORECAST IS PLACED CLOSE TO THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH HIGH CONFIDENCE THROUGH TAU 72 AND MEDIUM CONFIDENCE FROM TAU 72 TO TAU 120 AS THE CROSS-TRACK SPREAD INCREASES TO 220 NM AFTER LANDFALL. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DECAY SHIPS, WHICH SUGGESTS A SIGNIFICANTLY FASTER RATE OF WEAKENING, THE LATEST INTENSITY GUIDANCE REMAINS IN GOOD AGREEMENT ABOUT THE GRADUAL WEAKENING TREND FOLLOWED BY RAPID DECAY AFTER LANDFALL. THE JTWC INTENSITY FORECAST FOLLOWS CLOSELY TO THE MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS THROUGHOUT THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH MEDIUM CONFIDENCE. FORECAST CONFIDENCE: TRACK 00-72 HR: HIGH TRACK 72-120 HR: MEDIUM INTENSITY 00-72 HR: MEDIUM INTENSITY 72-120 HR: MEDIUM// NNNN
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Source: U.S. Navy/Air Force Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC), via the UCAR Tropical Cyclone Guidance Project. JTWC data is in the public domain. · Updated 2026-07-07 20:08 UTC · JMA analysis: Source: Japan Meteorological Agency (10-minute average winds). Satellite imagery: CIRA/RAMMB.