Tropical Weather Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
290 AXPQ20 PGUM 020024 TWDPQ Tropical Weather Discussion National Weather Service Tiyan GU 1024 AM ChST Tue Dec 2 2025 Tropical Weather Discussion for the Western North Pacific between the Equator and 25N from 130E to 180. The following information is based on recent satellite imagery/data, weather observations, radar, and meteorological analysis. ...SPECIAL FEATURES... TROPICAL AND MONSOON DISTURBANCES... Invest 93W from JTWC is located near 13N135E, or well north of Koror and north-northwest of Yap. It continues to slowly organize (somewhat), with most of the convection today found on the eastern half of the system as a weak monsoon flow has developed. This system looks to continue to slowly organize as it heads west the next few days, exiting Guam`s AOR as it crosses 130E sometime later this week (probably later Friday or Saturday). Until then, look for the asymmetric convective behavior to continue as environmental conditions remain largely unchanged. ...OTHER WEATHER SYSTEMS... MONSOON TROUGH... The NET from yesterday has transitioned into a monsoon trough today, entering Guam`s AOR at 8N130E, curing north to 93W. As it makes this northward curve near Ngulu at 8N137E, part of the trough continues southeast as a NET fragment to a col at 2N145E, ending at EQ155E. Widely-scattered showers and a few thunderstorms are occurring south of the Monsoon trough between the equator and 8N from 130E to 137E, then near the remaining NET fragment. Convection is more widespread near the northern extension of the monsoon trough from Ngulu to Invest 93W. A similar convective pattern is expected the next few days as 93W continues west, dragging the troughs west with it. TRADE-WIND TROUGHS... A trade-wind trough extends from EQ155E northwest to 3N150E, where it turns north bypassing Weno, Chuuk to the west, ending at 9N150E. Widespread showers and thunderstorms are developing along this feature, and this looks to continue as it heads west the next few days. OTHER SYSTEMS... A cold front enters Guam`s AOR at 19N180, stretching to south of Wake Island where it transitions to a shear line at 16N167E. It then continues wet to 15N155E, before curing northwest were it intersects a developing area of low pressure at 25N145E. Scattered showers are developing along and north of this cold front/shear line. The area of low pressure will allow the western extent of the shear line to become a warm front as the low pressure develops, both of which will increase cloud cover and shower coverage. The remainder of the shear line looks to slowly settle south the next few days with showers continuing to develop along it. ...ITCZ... The ITCZ cross-quatorial flow has shifted east, now extending east of Majuro from 6N174E to the Date Line and beyond. Here, widespread cloud cover with scattered showers are developing. This will continue the next few days, expanding west as the ITCZ becomes better established. $$ Doll