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    This document discusses air masses, weather disturbances like typhoons, and weather forecasting. It defines air masses as large bodies of air that take on characteristics of the surface area below. Weather disturbances form at boundaries between different air masses or in areas of low pressure. Typhoons specifically develop over warm ocean waters near the equator and rotate due to the Earth's rotation. The Philippines is prone to typhoons due to its location in the Pacific and presence of monsoon winds. Forecasts use weather maps and instruments like barometers and thermometers to monitor conditions.

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    This document discusses air masses, weather disturbances like typhoons, and weather forecasting. It defines air masses as large bodies of air that take on characteristics of the surface area below. Weather disturbances form at boundaries between different air masses or in areas of low pressure. Typhoons specifically develop over warm ocean waters near the equator and rotate due to the Earth's rotation. The Philippines is prone to typhoons due to its location in the Pacific and presence of monsoon winds. Forecasts use weather maps and instruments like barometers and thermometers to monitor conditions.

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    TYPHOON A severe weather

    disturbance
    AIR MASSES What is an air
    mass?
    AIR MASS
    A large body of air often covering thousands
    of square kilometers that acquires the physical
    characteristics (temperature and humidity) of
    the surface region where it forms.
    Warm Ocean – warm and moist
    Snow Area – cold and low moist
    AIR MASS
    Warm Air Mass – air mass is warmer
    than the surface area over which it
    moves
    Cold Air Mass – cold air mass is colder
    than the surface area over which it
    moves
    FRONT
    Air masses do not mix if they do not have
    the same temperature and moisture
    content, thus forming a weather “FRONT”
    or a boundary between two air masses.
    TWO TYPES OF FRONTS
    WARM FRONTS COLD FRONTS
    WEATHER DISTURBANCES How are weather
    disturbances form?
    WEATHER DISTURBANCES
    Usually associated with torrential rains,
    flash floods, thunderstorms, tornadoes and
    low pressure areas or cyclones.

    Philippine Weather Bureau is PAGASA.


    HOW TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPS
    Most tropical cyclones form over vast
    ocean areas covered by warm moist air
    masses like the areas near the
    EQUATOR.
    At the equator, the Northeast Trade
    Winds and Southeast Trade winds met
    forming the Intertropical Convergence
    Zone (ITCZ).
    The twisting forces of the earth’s
    rotation causes the spinning of the
    winds of the cyclone.
    HOW TROPICAL CYCLONE DEVELOPS
    Violence of the typhoon is due
    to the tremendous energy
    released as condensation occurs
    continuously .
    CONDITIONS FOR CYCLONE TO
    CONTINUOUSLY DEVELOP
    There must be a continuous supply of rising warm
    moist air.
    The air at the center must rise high enough to cool
    and bring about condensation.
    The exit of the air above is continuous, thus,
    permitting a continuous flow of warm moist air from
    below.
    CLASSIFICATIONS OF CYCLONES
    Tropical Depression – with a wind speed of less
    than 63 kilometers per hour (km/hr).
    Tropical Storm – with a wind speed from 63 to
    118 km/hr.
    Typhoon – with a wind speed of more than 118
    km/hr.
    West Indies, Atlantic

    HURRICANES Ocean, and Indian Ocean


    “Huraken”-Mayan god of
    Wind
    MOVEMENT OF TYPHOONS
    TYPHOON WINDS
    FIRST SECOND
    Experienced as the typhoon Experienced when the other
    approaches the area, side of the eye wall hits the
    characterized by strong winds area.
    blowing in one direction.
    Characterized by strong winds
    Followed by calm without rain again, but, this time, blowing in
    as the eye if the typhoon the opposite direction.
    passes.
    PHILIPPINES PRONE TO TYPHOON WHY?
    FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE HIGH
    INCEDENCE OF TYPHOONS IN PH.
    1. Vast surface area of the Pacific Ocean
    2. Warm waters of the tropical sea, not only the surface
    water but also down to a depth of around 46 meters
    below the surface.
    3. Location of the Philippines right along the path of
    typhoons that originate from the Caroline-Marianas
    area
    4. Presence of monsoons:
    WIND SYSTEM IN THE PHILIPPINES
    HABAGAT AMIHAN
    Southwest Northeast Monsoon
    Monsoon or or Amihan is felt
    Habagat is felt strongest from
    strongest around November to
    July to October February.
    MAKING WEATHER FORECAST
    WEATHER MAP
    Shows the pattern of pressure, temperature,
    humidity and wind speed at different levels of
    atmosphere.

    There are two kinds of weather maps:


    A. Surface Map made in a 6 hours interval.
    B. Upper Map made in a 12 hours interval.
    INSTRUMENTS USED IN WEATHER
    FORECASTING
    Barometers
    Thermometers
    Sling psychrometer
    Hygrograph
    Rain gauge
    Radiosonde
    Radar

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