UNDERSTANDING

TYPHOONS
UNIT 2 MODULE 2
 Why is Philippines
prone to typhoons?
 What conditions favor
the formation of
typhoons?
What is a typhoon?
•We expect lot of rain and strong
winds
• Winds in a typhoon move in a
certain direction.
• They go around a center area.
 CATEGORY WIND SPEED
Supertyphoon > 200 kph

Typhoon 119 to 200 kph

Tropical Storm 65 to 118 kph

Tropical Depression 35 to 64 kph

•Typhoon - northwestern part of the
Pacific Ocean.
•Hurricane - northeastern part of the
Pacific Ocean and in the northern part
of the Atlantic Ocean
• Bagyo – (Philippines) tropical
depression, a tropical storm or a
typhoon.
 Activity 1
Plotting the
PAR
Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:
1. read map,
2. given the latitude and longitude of a tropical
cyclone, tell if it has entered the Philippine Area of
Responsibility, and
3. explain what is meant when a typhoon has entered
the Philippine Area of Responsibility.
a. 5°N, 115°E
b. 15°N, 115°E
c. 21°N, 120°E
d. 25°N, 120°E
e. 25°N, 135°E
f. 5°N, 135°E
Connect the plotted points. The region
within is the Philippine Area of
Responsibility or PAR. It is the job of
PAGASA to monitor all tropical cyclones
that enter this area.
•Q1. If a typhoon is located at
15°N, 138°E, is it within the PAR?
•Q2. How about if the typhoon is
at 19°N, 117°E, is it inside the
PAR?
Philippine Area
of
Responsibility
• When a weather
disturbance enters the
Philippine Area of
Responsibility (PAR), the
weather bureau begins to
monitor it.
Under What Conditions do Tropical Cyclones
Form?
1. Where did the tropical cyclones form? On land or in
the ocean?
2. What can you say about the temperature of the
bodies of water in the vicinity of the Philippines? Is
the water warm or cold?
3. In what direction did the tropical cyclones move?
4. Which part of the Philippines was hit by the four
tropical cyclones?
5. In the case of Agaton, Yoyong, and Huaning, where
did they die out? Near land or in the middle of the
ocean?
1. Where did the tropical cyclones
form? On land or in the ocean?
• Tropical cyclones need water vapor in
order to form. Which is a better source
of water vapor, landmasses or oceans?
The answer is obvious. But not all parts
of the ocean can provide water vapor.
2. What can you say about the
temperature of the bodies of water in
the part of the Philippines? Is the water
warm or cold?
•Tropical cyclones require warm ocean waters to
be able to develop. According to scientists, the
temperature of ocean water must be 26.5°C or
greater.
3. In what direction did the tropical
cyclones move?
•From the maps, you can see that tropical
cyclones generally move in a northwest
direction. The reason is because there are large-
scale winds that push the tropical cyclones in
that direction. This is similar to the way a
whirlpool is carried along by a flowing stream.
4. Which part of the Philippines was hit
by the four tropical cyclones?
• As you can observe, all four
tropical cyclones struck the
northern part of the
Philippines.
5. In the case of Agaton, Yoyong, and
Huaning, where did they die out? Near
land or in the middle of the ocean?
Agaton – Luzon
Yoyong – Taiwan
Huaning – Mainland China
This means that when tropical cyclones reach
land, they die out because they are cut off from
the warm ocean waters that keep them going.
 Activity 2
Tracking a
tropical cyclone
Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:
1. determine if your location is in the path of a
tropical cyclone, given the latitude and longitude
position and
2. explain why PAGASA regularly monitors when a
tropical cyclone is within PAR.
Use the latitude and longitude (lat-
long) in the table below to track the
location of Sendong. Plot each lat-
long pair on the map with the PAR.
Q3. Where did Sendong form?
Q4. When did Sendong enter the
PAR?
Q5. When did Sendong leave the
PAR?
Q6. In what direction did Sendong
move?
Q3. Where did Sendong form?
•Sendong started out in the Pacific as an
area of low pressure. Because it was just
a low-pressure area, it was not given a
name. Then it intensified into a tropical
depression. Again it was not yet given a
name because it was still outside the
PAR.
Q5. When did Sendong leave the
PAR?
Q4. When did Sendong enter the
PAR?
Q6. In what direction did Sendong
move?
•
 Activity 3
Dissecting a
tropical cyclone
Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:
1. explain what two weather factors tell weathermen
that a certain location is at the eye of a tropical
cyclone; and
2. put in simple words the statement “calm before
the storm.”