Pacific Organized Track System

The Pacific Organized Track System is a way of keeping track of storms, like hurricanes, in the Pacific Ocean. It works like this: Every storm that forms in the Pacific Ocean is assigned a tracked number, starting from one. As the storm travels it keeps the same number, and meteorologists track it, like a game of tag. Meteorologists also use these numbers to predict the storm's path, how strong it is, and how long it will last. The numbered system helps meteorologists keep track of different storms and they can compare them to see how they're doing.