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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.
Materials Needed:
map with the PAR (from Activity 1)
tracking data
pencil
Procedure:
1. 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.
Date: 13-19 DEC 2011
Tropical Storm Sendong (International name: Washi)
Q1. What time did the Sendong typhoon enters the PAR?
Q2. Where (simply give the coordinates) and when is its first land fall?
Q3. Where (simply give the coordinates) and when did it started to weakened?
Q4. Where (simply give the coordinates)and when did it started to speed up again?
Q5. Why is it important that PAGASA should regularly monitors when a tropical
cyclone is within PAR?