CATASTROPHIC winds are now impacting the island of Rota.Remain sheltered even as the eye passes, conditions will rapidly deteriorate again as the backside of Typhoon Bavi moves through, bringing another round of LIFE-THREATENING winds.Lets pray for Rota 🙏 pic.twitter.com/sz3vqK0Jx8

Guam and Northern Marianas brace for Super Typhoon Bavi as forecasts warn of category-five strength winds, dangerous storm surge and widespread damage.

Residents of Guam and the Northern Marianas boarded up windows and stocked up as a monster weather system upgraded on Saturday to a "super typhoon" -- the equivalent of a…