2023 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Sanvu Sanvu · WP012023
Typhoon Sanvu was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2023-04-18 to 2023-04-26 (9 days), peaking at 45 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 999 hPa. 55 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 106 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP012023
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2023-04-18 → 2023-04-26 (9 days)
- Peak wind
- 45 kt · 23 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 999 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 55
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 82 (8) | 106 (3) | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 85 (8) | 115 (4) | — | — |
| GFS | 152 (8) | 169 (4) | — | — |
| GEFS | 133 (8) | 187 (4) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-04-18 00Z | 2.6°N 159.6°E | 15 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-04-18 06Z | 2.8°N 159.9°E | 15 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-04-18 12Z | 3.0°N 160.1°E | 15 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-04-18 18Z | 3.4°N 160.0°E | 15 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-19 00Z | 3.9°N 159.8°E | 20 | 1005 | TD |
| 2023-04-19 06Z | 4.7°N 159.2°E | 20 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-19 12Z | 5.5°N 158.5°E | 25 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-19 18Z | 6.6°N 158.1°E | 30 | 1004 | TD |
| 2023-04-20 00Z | 7.9°N 157.9°E | 35 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-04-20 06Z | 9.0°N 157.4°E | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-04-20 12Z | 9.3°N 156.6°E | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-04-20 18Z | 9.7°N 156.4°E | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-04-21 00Z | 9.9°N 156.3°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-04-21 06Z | 10.0°N 156.1°E | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-04-21 12Z | 10.2°N 155.7°E | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-04-21 18Z | 10.2°N 154.8°E | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-04-22 00Z | 10.1°N 154.0°E | 25 | 1004 | TD |
| 2023-04-22 06Z | 10.1°N 153.4°E | 25 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-22 12Z | 10.3°N 153.0°E | 15 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-22 18Z | 10.7°N 152.7°E | 15 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-23 00Z | 10.7°N 152.5°E | 15 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-23 06Z | 10.6°N 152.4°E | 15 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-23 12Z | 10.5°N 152.3°E | 15 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-23 18Z | 10.5°N 152.2°E | 20 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-24 00Z | 10.5°N 152.0°E | 20 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-24 06Z | 10.8°N 151.2°E | 15 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-04-24 12Z | 10.9°N 150.4°E | 15 | 1009 | TD |
| 2023-04-24 18Z | 11.0°N 149.6°E | 15 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-04-25 00Z | 10.7°N 149.0°E | 15 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-04-25 06Z | 10.5°N 148.6°E | 15 | 1010 | TD |
| 2023-04-25 12Z | 10.4°N 148.3°E | 15 | 1009 | TD |
| 2023-04-25 18Z | 10.2°N 147.8°E | 15 | 1009 | TD |
| 2023-04-26 00Z | 10.0°N 147.2°E | 15 | 1010 | TD |
| 2023-04-26 06Z | 9.9°N 146.3°E | 15 | 1010 | TD |
| 2023-04-26 12Z | 10.2°N 145.1°E | 15 | 1009 | TD |
| 2023-04-26 18Z | 10.5°N 143.6°E | 15 | 1009 | TD |