Opening Prayer

TRACKING a
TYPHOON
Mrs. Primelyn D. Wagas
MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCY

Trace the pathway of typhoon that

enters the Philippine Area of
Responsibility (PAR) using a map and
tracking data.
(MELC Week 5 S8ES-IIf-21)
 01 Infer why the Philippines is prone
to typhoons.

Learning Explain the effect of mountains and

Objectives 02 bodies of
development.
water on typhoon

03 Plot the path of typhoons that enter the

PAR using a map and tracking device.
 01
Unscrambled the
words
GAPAAS

PAGASA
EDUTTIL
A
LATITUD
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APR
PAR
TUEDGINO
L

LONGITUDE
RAWDEL
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LEEWAR
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RAWDDNWI

WINDWARD
 LET’S REVIEW SOME CONCEPTS

PAGASA LATITUDE LONGITUDE

Philippine Atmospheric, The measurement of The measurement East
Geophysical and distance North or South or West of the prime
Astronomical of the Equator. It runs meridian. It runs 0–
Services Administration 0–90° north and south. 180° east and west.

PAR WINDWARD LEEWARD

Philippine Area of Towards the wind, more Away from the wind, less
Responsibility precipitation precipitation
 Essential Questions
● What is the role of PAGASA?
● What is the effect of landforms and bodies of
water to typhoons?
● Why the Philippines is prone to typhoons?
● What happens to typhoon once it leaves the PAR?
● Why it is important to trace the path of typhoons
that enter the PAR?
Philippine
Atmospheric,
Geophysical and
Astronomical —PAGASA
Services
Administration
Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services
Administration

PAGASA

Monitor Information Deliver Facts

Monitor the Provide information Deliver weather Provide facts
weather and to the public about forecasts and related to
climate of the typhoon & flood advisories climatology,
country warnings meteorology and
astronomy
 Why the Philippines is prone to
typhoons?

01 02
Topographical Pacific
Location Ocean
Lies along the West Pacific Basin Philippines is an archipelago
(busiest Typhoon Belt), bounded on consisting of 7, 107 islands,
the west by the West Philippine Sea, surrounded by warm waters from the
on the East by the Pacific Ocean, on Pacific Ocean
the North of Bashi Channel, and on
the South by the Sulu and Celebes Sea
 Orography
- Is the study of formation and
topography of mountains and
hills

Orographic Precipitation

- Rain, snow or other

precipitation produced
when moist air is lifted as it
moves over a mountain
range.
Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR)
 Typhoon Tracking

❖ Involve the prediction of the path of a typhoon every 6 to

12 hours over a period of at least 5 days.
❖ PAGASA uses a variety of meteorological tools and
methods to deliver accurate forecasts.
❖ Signs of an approaching typhoon
● Increasing wave height and frequency
● Increasing cloudiness
● Falling air pressure
● Heavy rainfall
 Typhoon Tracking

❖ Accurate track forecast is essential because if the track

forecast goes wrong
■ Intensity
■ Rainfall
■ Storm surge
■ Tornado
will also be INCORRECT.
Use the latitude and longitude in the table below to track the
location of super typhoon Yolanda. Plot each lat-long pair
on the map with the PAR.​
Damaging Effects of Typhoons