In November 2024, prominent weak Southwesterly winds are observed over the western Philippines and most of the Mainland SEA and South China Sea. An anomalous anticyclonic circulation was present over the northwest Pacific near northeastern Philippines. Taiwan, aligning with the negative sea level pressure (SLP) anomalies in the same region.

Moreover, easterly wind anomalies where noted over eastern and southern Philippines and most of Indonesia. Moreover, most of Southeast Asia experiences negative SLP anomalies.

The maps on the right (top to bottom) indicate the observed SLP and wind direction for February 2025, along with the climatological normal from 1991 to 2020, providing context for the anomaly map on the left.