{"id":71044,"date":"2026-07-03T23:59:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T23:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/?p=71044"},"modified":"2026-07-05T00:36:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T00:36:46","slug":"super-typhoon-bavi-rapidly-intensifies-to-a-category-5-storm-east-of-guam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/archives\/71044","title":{"rendered":"Super Typhoon Bavi rapidly intensifies to a Category 5 storm east of Guam"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/07\/260703_himawari9_infrared_1800utcShear_STY_Bavi.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Himawari-9 Infrared Window images with an overlay of contours and streamlines of deep-layer wind shear at 1800 UTC on 03 July<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Super Typhoon Bavi rapidly intensified to a Category 5 tropical cyclone (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/07\/260703_adt_Bavi.jpeg\">ADT<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/07\/260703_satcon_Bavi.png\">SATCON<\/a><\/strong>) east of Guam on 03 July 2026. Bavi was moving through an environment characterized by low values of deep-layer wind shear <strong><em>(above<\/em>)<\/strong>, as it was traversing progressively warmer water (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/07\/260703_seaSurfaceTemperature_Bavi.gif\">Sea Surface Temperature<\/a><\/strong> | <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/07\/260703_oceanHeatContent_Bavi.gif\">Ocean Heat Content<\/a><\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Himawari-9 Visible and Infrared images <strong><em>(below<\/em>)<\/strong> provided a post-sunrise view of Bavi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/07\/260703_himawari9_visible_infrared_STY_Bavi.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>10-minute Himawari-9 Visible (left) and Infrared Window (right) images, from 1940 UTC on 03 July to 0030 UTC on 04 July<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Himawari-9 Visible images <strong><em>(below<\/em>)<\/strong> revealed the presence of low-altitude mesovortices within the eye of Bavi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video aligncenter\"><video autoplay controls loop muted src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/07\/HIM09_VIS_BAVI_03JUL2026_loop_HIMAWARI-9_2026184_194000_2026185_080000.mp4\" playsinline><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>10-minute Himawari-9 Visible images, from 1940 UTC on 03 July to 0800 UTC on 04 July<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A NOAA-21 VIIRS Day\/Night Band image <strong><em>(below<\/em>)<\/strong> also displayed low-altitude mesovortices within the eye.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/07\/260704_0231utc_noaa21_viirs_dayNightBand_Bavi.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cimss.ssec.wisc.edu\/satellite-blog\/images\/2026\/07\/260704_0231utc_noaa21_viirs_dayNightBand_Bavi.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>NOAA-21 (mislabeled as NPP) VIIRS Day\/Night Band image valid at 0235 UTC on 04 July [click to enlarge]<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Super Typhoon Bavi rapidly intensified to a Category 5 tropical cyclone (ADT | SATCON) east of Guam on 03 July 2026. Bavi was moving through an environment characterized by low values of deep-layer wind shear (above), as it was traversing progressively warmer water (Sea Surface Temperature | Ocean Heat Content). 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