Pacific typhoon

A Pacific typhoon or tropical storm is a tropical cyclone that forms in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. The basin is demarcated within the Pacific Ocean from Asia, north of the equator, and west of the international date line.]
*Straight. A general westward path affects the Philippines, southern China, Taiwan, and Vietnam.
*Recurving. Storms recurving affect eastern China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.
*Northward. From point of origin, the storm follows a northerly direction, only affecting small islands.

Basin monitoring

The following agencies monitor typhoons:
* Joint Typhoon Warning Center
* Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
* RSMC Tokyo-Typhoon Center, part of the Japan Meteorological Agency

Name sources

The list of names consist of entries from 17 East Asian nations and the United States who have territories directly affected by typhoons. The submitted names are arranged into five lists; and each list is cycled with each year. Unlike hurricanes, typhoons are not named after people. Instead, they generally refer to animals, flowers, astrological signs, and a few personal names. However, PAGASA retains its own naming list, which does consist of human names. Therefore, a typhoon can possibly have two names. Storms that cross the date line from the Central Pacific retain their original name, but the designation of hurricane becomes typhoon.

ee also

*Tropical cyclone
*2008 Pacific typhoon season

References

External links

* [http://weather.unisys.com/hurricane/w_pacific/index.html Unisys Data]