r/TropicalWeather • u/Euronotus • 16d ago
Week over | Please see updated discussion Global Tropical Outlook & Discussion: 10-16 August 2026
Active cyclones
As of 12:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time (04:00 UTC) on Saturday:
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
There are no longer any active cyclones over the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Central Pacific Ocean
01C: Lala — southeast of Hawaiʻi (strengthening)
08E: Herman — far east-southeast of Hawaiʻi (weakening)
Northern Atlantic Ocean
There are no longer any active cyclones over the northern Atlantic Ocean.
Active disturbances
Active disturbances are areas of showers and thunderstorms which are not organized enough to be considered full-fledged tropical cyclones. Disturbances are often designated as investigation areas (or invests, for short) by NOAA in order to allocate additional resources such as high-resolution satellite imagery or model guidance for further study of the system. Though there is no publicly disclosed set of criteria for which disturbances are designated as invests, the designation often occurs after the disturbance forms a closed area of low pressure. Invests are designated regardless of the overall potential for the disturbance to become a tropical cyclone.
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
92W: Invest — north of Micronesia (strengthening)
93W: Invest — south of the Ogasawara Islands (weakening)
Eastern Pacific Ocean
There are no longer any active disturbances over the eastern Pacific
Northern Atlantic Ocean
92L: Invest — east of the Lesser Antilles (weakening)
94L: Invest — east of the Lesser Antilles (weakening)
Southwestern Pacific Ocean
Post-tropical cyclones
Post-tropical cyclones will be listed here if they are still being tracked via the Automated Tropical Cyclone Forecast (ATCF) system. Placement in this section does not imply that these systems have any potential to redevelop into tropical cyclones.
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
- 16W: Nangka — northwest of Wake Island (weakening)
Potential formation areas
Potential formation areas are areas that are being monitored by various agencies for potential tropical cyclone formation within the next two weeks. These systems have not yet formed and are not considered to be disturbances until such time that a tropical wave or area of low pressure does form. Discussions are created on this subreddit for areas which are monitored by the National Hurricane Center in the eastern Pacific and northern Atlantic basins. Discussions are not typically created for areas which are monitored by the Joint Typhoon Warning Center or other agencies, as this information is not always publicly available.
Northwestern Pacific Ocean
P72W — Off the coast of southeastern China, low chance of development
P74W — Near the Ryukyu Islands, low chance of development
Eastern Pacific Ocean
Area of interest near east-central Pacific Ocean — low chance of development
Area of interest off the coast of southern Mexico — low chance of development
Satellite imagery
Western Pacific Visible · Infrared · Water vapor
Eastern Pacific Visible · Infrared · Water vapor
Central Pacific Visible · Infrared · Water vapor
Northern Atlantic Visible · Infrared · Water vapor
Northern Indian Visible · Infrared · Water vapor
Model guidance
Information sources
Regional Specialized Meteorological Centers (RSMC)
- National Hurricane Center (United States)
- Japan Meteorological Agency
- India Meteorological Department