SouthFLwx
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Now probably close to Cat 5 intensity
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2026 Global Tropical Cyclone Discussion
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Kds86z
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“STY Bavi is the second Category 5 storm in the Western Pacific (WPAC) basin this year and the first to reach Category 5 in July since STY Maria in 2018. So far this year (through July 3), the basin has recorded its highest number of Category 5 storms since 2015.”
Official… how quick was that from 1 to 5?? Jeez..
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80mph wind increase (80mph to 160mph) within 6:40am Chst (1:40pm CDT Thursday) to 18 UTC (1pm CDT Friday) would be 23 hours.
SouthFLwx
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That’s explosive intensification
akt1985
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Bavi has weakened slightly to 155 MPH but still a Super Typhoon.
Kds86z
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slenker
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After it completed its ERC, Bavi very quickly bounced back to C5 intensity, and now has 1-min winds of 180 mph.