Tropical Weather Discussion
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
166 AXPQ20 PGUM 110054 TWDPQ Tropical Weather Discussion National Weather Service Tiyan GU 1054 AM ChST Tue Nov 11 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... None. ...OTHER WEATHER SYSTEMS... TRADE-WIND TROUGHS... A trade-wind trough stretches from EQ145E to a broad, weak buffer circulation that`s attempting to consolidate near 2N143E, continuing northwest through Ngulu before ending north of Koror at 11N135E. Fairly widespread cloud cover with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are developing along and near this feature south of 10N. A similar convective coverage is anticipated the next few days as it heads west. A second trough in the flow stretches from south of Pohnpei near 4N158E to between Pohnpei and Kosrae at 7N161E, ending at 10N162E. Here too scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms are occurring in two pockets along the trough, with the heaviest/largest concentration of convection found near and northeast of Pohnpei. This trough looks to remain convectively active with at least scattered convection the next several days as it heads west. Finally, further east we have a subtle and smaller trough stretching from Majuro near 7N171E to 10N172E. This feature denotes a renewed surge of convergence within the ITCZ, that continues well east of the Date Line while stretching east- southeast. This is a signal that indicates the ITCZ will settle southward from its current 9N axis to closer to 5N or 6N with time, which is what the models show occurring by the weekend. Additionally, upstream streamline and satellite analysis shows additional troughs set to cross the Date Line and head west, as the ITCZ expands west over the next several days. OTHER SYSTEMS... An upper-level trough enters Guam`s AOR at 25N174E and stretches southwest to near Wake Island (just east of there) to 11N160E where it turns west as it extends to a col at 11N150E, where it ends. Divergence south and east of this feature is helping fuel scattered shower and isolated thunderstorm coverage between 5N and 10N from Pohnpei eastward to 170E, where the northern edge of convection extends to 15N. Then, after passing through a "dry wedge" the trough becomes convectively active once again as you head north along it from 19N to 25N, with a similar amount of shower and thunderstorm coverage. This trough will continue south and east with a similar convective pattern through Thursday before it dissolves, as a fairly stout and large high pressure ridge builds across the region, centered near the northern-most portions of the CNMI by the weekend. ...ITCZ... The ITCZ will remain convectively active with scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms, which may increase in coverage near any embedded through in the flow. This feature will continue to expand west the next several days with a similar convective coverage expected, while also settling south to between 4N and 8N by the weekend. $$ Doll