The pathways of typhoons that form in the western Pacific are affected by a number of factors, especially "steering" winds and the dynamics of the typhoon itself. The steering winds, in turn, can come from Pacific high pressure areas, southwesterly monsoon winds, or even northern weather fronts.
西北太平洋生成的颱風，移動路徑主受「導引氣流」及「颱風本身運動」等因素影響，而導引氣流則有可能來自太平洋高壓、西南季風，甚至北方氣團，其中又以太平洋高壓的主導最明顯。