2023 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Enala Enala · SH142023
Cyclone Enala was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2023-02-18 to 2023-03-03 (13 days), peaking at 75 kt (H1) with a minimum pressure of 982 hPa. 66 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was GFS, 136 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH142023
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2023-02-18 → 2023-03-03 (13 days)
- Peak wind
- 75 kt · 39 m/s · H1
- Minimum pressure
- 982 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 66
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFS | 77 (24) | 136 (20) | 231 (16) | 511 (8) |
| GEFS | 82 (24) | 166 (20) | 306 (16) | 690 (8) |
Mean great-circle distance to the best track at each lead time, counted while the system was a tropical or subtropical cyclone; the number of cases is in brackets.
Best track
Six-hourly positions of the US best track (JTWC / NHC, one-minute winds); grades on the Saffir–Simpson scale.
| Time (UTC) | Position | Wind (kt) | Pressure (hPa) | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-18 12Z | 8.9°S 94.1°E | 15 | 1010 | TD |
| 2023-02-18 18Z | 9.7°S 92.1°E | 20 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-02-19 00Z | 9.7°S 91.2°E | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-02-19 06Z | 9.6°S 90.4°E | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-02-19 12Z | 9.6°S 89.5°E | 25 | 1005 | TD |
| 2023-02-19 18Z | 9.7°S 88.3°E | 25 | 1001 | TD |
| 2023-02-20 00Z | 9.7°S 88.3°E | 25 | 999 | TD |
| 2023-02-20 06Z | 10.0°S 86.3°E | 25 | 1000 | TD |
| 2023-02-20 12Z | 10.3°S 84.6°E | 25 | 1000 | TD |
| 2023-02-20 18Z | 10.6°S 82.6°E | 25 | 1000 | TD |
| 2023-02-21 00Z | 10.9°S 80.7°E | 30 | 999 | TD |
| 2023-02-21 06Z | 11.6°S 79.4°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-02-21 12Z | 12.1°S 78.1°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-02-21 18Z | 12.5°S 76.9°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-02-22 00Z | 12.9°S 75.9°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-02-22 06Z | 14.2°S 75.0°E | 40 | 997 | TS |
| 2023-02-22 12Z | 14.7°S 74.2°E | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2023-02-22 18Z | 15.7°S 73.2°E | 50 | 994 | TS |
| 2023-02-23 00Z | 16.4°S 72.5°E | 50 | 992 | TS |
| 2023-02-23 06Z | 17.5°S 71.8°E | 65 | 989 | H1 |
| 2023-02-23 12Z | 18.5°S 71.4°E | 65 | 988 | H1 |
| 2023-02-23 18Z | 19.8°S 71.0°E | 75 | 982 | H1 |
| 2023-02-24 00Z | 20.9°S 70.8°E | 70 | 984 | H1 |
| 2023-02-24 06Z | 22.0°S 70.4°E | 70 | 984 | H1 |
| 2023-02-24 12Z | 22.9°S 69.9°E | 70 | 984 | H1 |
| 2023-02-24 18Z | 23.4°S 69.5°E | 65 | 987 | H1 |
| 2023-02-25 00Z | 24.3°S 69.1°E | 55 | 993 | TS |
| 2023-02-25 06Z | 25.1°S 68.6°E | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2023-02-25 12Z | 26.0°S 68.3°E | 45 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-02-25 18Z | 27.1°S 67.9°E | 45 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-02-26 00Z | 27.4°S 67.8°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-02-26 06Z | 28.0°S 67.3°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-02-26 12Z | 28.5°S 66.9°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-02-26 18Z | 28.8°S 66.8°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-02-27 00Z | 29.1°S 66.8°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-02-27 06Z | 29.2°S 67.2°E | 45 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-02-27 12Z | 29.0°S 67.5°E | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2023-02-27 18Z | 28.4°S 67.9°E | 35 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-02-28 00Z | 28.0°S 68.0°E | 35 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-02-28 06Z | 27.4°S 68.2°E | 35 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-02-28 12Z | 27.0°S 68.0°E | 40 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-02-28 18Z | 26.3°S 68.2°E | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-03-01 00Z | 26.0°S 68.3°E | 30 | 1005 | TD |