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    This document defines and describes typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones. It notes that typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific, hurricanes in the northeast Pacific and northern Atlantic, and cyclones in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. It provides details on typhoon categories based on wind speed. The document also summarizes the public storm warning signals used in the Philippines, noting what weather can be expected with each warning level. Finally, it outlines how typhoons form over warm tropical oceans due to high temperatures and humidity that cause low air density and spinning air masses.

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    This document defines and describes typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones. It notes that typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific, hurricanes in the northeast Pacific and northern Atlantic, and cyclones in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. It provides details on typhoon categories based on wind speed. The document also summarizes the public storm warning signals used in the Philippines, noting what weather can be expected with each warning level. Finally, it outlines how typhoons form over warm tropical oceans due to high temperatures and humidity that cause low air density and spinning air masses.

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    This document defines and describes typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones. It notes that typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific, hurricanes in the northeast Pacific and northern Atlantic, and cyclones in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. It provides details on typhoon categories based on wind speed. The document also summarizes the public storm warning signals used in the Philippines, noting what weather can be expected with each warning level. Finally, it outlines how typhoons form over warm tropical oceans due to high temperatures and humidity that cause low air density and spinning air masses.

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    This document defines and describes typhoons, hurricanes, and cyclones. It notes that typhoons occur in the Northwest Pacific, hurricanes in the northeast Pacific and northern Atlantic, and cyclones in the South Pacific and Indian Ocean. It provides details on typhoon categories based on wind speed. The document also summarizes the public storm warning signals used in the Philippines, noting what weather can be expected with each warning level. Finally, it outlines how typhoons form over warm tropical oceans due to high temperatures and humidity that cause low air density and spinning air masses.

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    TYPHOON

    An extremely large, powerful, and destructive storm.


    When it occur on the Northwest Pacific ocean it is called TYPHOON
    When it occur on the northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean and in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean, it is called
    HURRICANE
    When it occur on the South Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean it is called CYCLONE
    PHILIPPINE ATMOSPHERIC, GEOPHYSICAL and ASTRONOMICAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (PAGASA)
    PHILIPPINE AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (PAR)
     According to PAGASA we have 20 tropical cyclones enter in the PAR each year
    Why the Philippines is prone to typhoon?
    It is because the Philippines is geographically located along the Pacific region near the equator which is prone to
    tropical cyclones and storms.
    Coriolis Effect – is defined as how a moving object seems to veer toward the right in the Northern hemisphere and left in
    Southern hemisphere.
    - The apparent deflection of moving object that is result of the Coriolis force.
    Spin of a typhoon according to part of the world
    - Counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere
    - Clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere
    The Earth’s rotate on its axis from west to east.
    Tropical Cyclones of Categories
    Category Maximum Wind speed kilometers per hour(kph)
    Tropical Depression 64
    Tropical Storm 118
    Typhoon 200
    Super Typhoon Greater than 200

    Public Storm Warning signal


    PSWS # 1
    What it means
    A tropical cyclone will affect the locality
    Winds of 30-60 kph may be expected in at least 36 hours or
    Irregular rains may be expected within 36 hours

    PSWS # 2
    What it means
    A tropical cyclone will affect the locality
    Winds of greater than 60 kph up to 100 kph may be expected in at least 24 hours

    PSWS # 3
    What it means
    A tropical cyclone will affect locality
    Winds of greater than 100 kph to 185 kph may be expected in at least 18 hours

    PSWS # 4
    What it means
    A very intense typhoon will affect locality
    very strong winds of more than 185 kph may be expected in at least 12 hours

    How typhoon formed?


    In tropical ocean, the water in the oceans’ surface layer heated by direct solar radiation. As a result, the air above
    the tropical ocean is characterized by high temperature and humidity, resulting in air inflation that easily leads to low
    density per unit volume of air,
    Humidity – moisture in the air: the amount of moisture in the air
    PRE-CONDITIONS OF TYPHOON FORMATION
    MONSOON TROUGH
    This is an extension of the Inter- Tropical Convergence Zone where cyclonic spin has developed. The ITCZ is a trough is a
    low pressure created by the convergence of the northeast and southeast trade winds.

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