Activity 2: Tracking a Typhoon: How to Do It?
Directions:
Given below are guides on how to track a tropical cyclone that may enter our vicinity,
Arrange them step-by-step from letter A-I to come up with the proper way to track a typhoon.
Write your answer on the space provided before each number.
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1. Get the latest tropical cyclone information from your chosen agency (eg. PAGASA,
JTWC, JMA) through a website, the radio, TV, print or other sources.
2. Start plotting the present storm.
3. Get a piece of paper for you to jot down the present data info and the future data in
tabular form
4. Print the blank Philippine Tropical Cyclone Chart.
5. Share the information to anybody in your community upon knowing where the
storm is.
6. Plot the coordinates by finding out the exact square where the tropical cyclone is
located
by the given latitude and longitude.
7. Plot the forecast positions as well as the past positions of the storm to know where
and
when the storm will strike. Don't forget to add the date, wind speed and the line
connecting the points.
8. Pinpoint the precise location after having located the coordinates.
9. Repeat from step 1 again to master the plotting of these tropical cyclones. Always
remember, "practice makes perfect!"​