2025 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Faida Faida · SH112025
Cyclone Faida was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2025-01-23 to 2025-02-05 (13 days), peaking at 45 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 996 hPa. 200 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 100 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH112025
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2025-01-23 → 2025-02-05 (13 days)
- Peak wind
- 45 kt · 23 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 996 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 200
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 196 (2) | 100 (3) | 262 (2) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 85 (25) | 151 (22) | 232 (19) | 506 (12) |
| GFS | 150 (28) | 234 (24) | 294 (20) | 410 (11) |
| GEFS | 149 (28) | 211 (24) | 293 (20) | 484 (12) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 12Z | 11.7°S 76.2°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2025-01-28 18Z | 12.0°S 76.7°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2025-01-29 00Z | 12.5°S 76.3°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2025-01-29 06Z | 14.0°S 75.4°E | 29 | 1000 | TD |
| 2025-01-29 12Z | 14.6°S 75.0°E | 29 | 1000 | TD |
| 2025-01-29 18Z | 15.3°S 74.4°E | 29 | 996 | TD |
| 2025-01-30 00Z | 16.0°S 72.7°E | 35 | 996 | TS |
| 2025-01-30 06Z | 16.0°S 70.6°E | 39 | 996 | TS |
| 2025-01-30 12Z | 16.6°S 69.9°E | 35 | 999 | TS |
| 2025-01-30 18Z | 16.5°S 68.7°E | 35 | 999 | TS |
| 2025-01-31 00Z | 16.1°S 67.3°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-01-31 06Z | 15.7°S 66.5°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-01-31 12Z | 16.9°S 65.6°E | 35 | 999 | TS |
| 2025-01-31 18Z | 16.9°S 63.5°E | 29 | 1000 | TD |
| 2025-02-01 00Z | 17.1°S 62.3°E | 35 | 999 | TS |
| 2025-02-01 06Z | 17.0°S 61.8°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-02-01 12Z | 17.6°S 60.8°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-02-01 18Z | 18.1°S 59.7°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-02-02 00Z | 18.5°S 58.8°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-02-02 06Z | 19.3°S 57.0°E | 29 | 997 | TD |
| 2025-02-02 12Z | 19.3°S 55.8°E | 35 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-02-02 18Z | 18.3°S 53.1°E | 39 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-02-03 00Z | 18.3°S 51.2°E | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-02-03 06Z | 18.0°S 51.3°E | 45 | 997 | TS |
| 2025-02-03 12Z | 18.1°S 50.5°E | 39 | 998 | TS |
| 2025-02-03 18Z | 19.2°S 51.3°E | 39 | 998 | TS |
| 2025-02-04 00Z | 18.4°S 49.9°E | 39 | 998 | TS |
| 2025-02-04 06Z | 18.4°S 49.2°E | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2025-02-04 12Z | 19.6°S 50.4°E | 35 | 1002 | TS |
| 2025-02-04 18Z | 20.1°S 49.5°E | 25 | 1003 | TD |
| 2025-02-05 00Z | 20.4°S 48.7°E | 25 | 1003 | TD |
| 2025-02-05 06Z | 22.0°S 48.3°E | 25 | 1004 | TD |