CES EXAM

• warm ocean waters - 26.5 degrees celcius, warm water provides the energy needed for the storm to develop
• atmospheric conditions - it rises and condenses to form clouds
• coriolis effect - causes the air to spin around the low pressure center
• eye formation - which contains the strongest winds and heaviest rainfall
• intensification - as long as the storm remains over warm waters and encounters favorable atmospheric conditions, it can continue to strengthen and grow in size
• landfall or dissipation - it loses its energy source and eventually weakens and dissipates
• tropical depression - 62 km per hour or less than 34 nautical miles per hour
• tropical storm - 62 to 88 kph or 34-47 knots
• severe tropical storm - 87 to 117 kph or 48 - 63 knots
• typhoon - 118 to 184 kph or 64-99 knots
• super typhoon - 185 kph or more than 100 knots