Guam Shifts to Maximum Alert as Typhoon Bavi Reaches Category 5

Guam elevated to Condition of Readiness 2 on July 4, bracing for destructive winds within 24 hours. Super Typhoon Bavi intensified from tropical depression to Category 5 in 72 hours, racing toward the Northern Mariana Islands for Sunday passage. The rapid escalation compressed emergency response—moving from declaration to maximum operational posture in just three days.