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A tropical cyclone tracking chart is used by those within hurricane-threatened areas to track tropical cyclones worldwide. In the north Atlantic basin, they are known as hurricane tracking charts. New tropical cyclone information is available at least every six hours in the Northern Hemisphere and at least every twelve hours in the Southern ...
The Philippines is a typhoon-prone country, with approximately twenty tropical cyclones entering its area of responsibility per year. Locally known generally as bagyo (), [3] typhoons regularly form in the Philippine Sea and less often, in the South China Sea, with the months of June to September being the most active, August being the month with the most activity.
October 23–24, 2012: Tropical Storm Son-Tinh (Ofel) passes by the central part of the country, with Tropical Cyclone Signal No. 2 being raised in much of Visayas. December 3–4, 2012: Typhoon Bopha (Pablo) becomes the strongest tropical cyclone on record to affect Mindanao. Extensive and widespread damage was reported in that archipelago and ...
Typhoon Man-yi, known as Pepito in the Philippines, is now the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane (96-109 mph/154-176 km/h) on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale and will continue to ...
The approach of the typhoon caused the issuance of a special warning system in Kagoshima Prefecture, the first time issued in the area since Nanmadol of 2022. Around 08:00 JST on August 29, Shanshan made landfall near Satsumasendai, making the third tropical cyclone impact mainland Japan this season. Rapid erosion later ensued as it moved ...
After a rapid intensification, Typhoon Mawar has become the most powerful storm of 2023 globally, according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre (JTWC). Mawar’s peak winds have surged to 175 mph ...
The National Hurricane Center is tracking three systems that could develop over the next week, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. NHC tracking system with 40% chance of formation near Gulf of Mexico.
Tropical cyclone track forecasting involves predicting where a tropical cyclone is going to track over the next five days, every 6 to 12 hours. The history of tropical cyclone track forecasting has evolved from a single-station approach to a comprehensive approach which uses a variety of meteorological tools and methods to make predictions.