2025 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Sonia Sonia · EP182025
Hurricane Sonia was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2025-10-24 to 2025-10-29 (6 days), peaking at 45 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 1001 hPa. 141 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS, Google DeepMind are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was Google DeepMind, 57 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- EP182025
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2025-10-24 → 2025-10-29 (6 days)
- Peak wind
- 45 kt · 23 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 1001 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 141
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS · Google DeepMind
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 50 (13) | 62 (9) | 62 (5) | — |
| ECMWF | 73 (14) | 138 (10) | 149 (6) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 65 (15) | 126 (11) | 169 (7) | — |
| GFS | 84 (15) | 124 (11) | 183 (7) | — |
| GEFS | 86 (15) | 112 (11) | 162 (7) | — |
| Google DeepMind | 50 (14) | 57 (10) | 72 (6) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-24 06Z | 13.1°N 113.4°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2025-10-24 12Z | 13.2°N 114.5°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2025-10-24 18Z | 13.2°N 115.6°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2025-10-25 00Z | 13.2°N 116.4°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2025-10-25 06Z | 13.3°N 117.2°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2025-10-25 12Z | 13.4°N 117.9°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |
| 2025-10-25 18Z | 13.4°N 118.7°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2025-10-26 00Z | 13.4°N 119.0°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2025-10-26 06Z | 13.4°N 119.2°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |
| 2025-10-26 12Z | 13.5°N 119.4°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |
| 2025-10-26 18Z | 13.7°N 119.5°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2025-10-27 00Z | 13.9°N 119.7°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2025-10-27 06Z | 14.0°N 120.3°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2025-10-27 12Z | 13.9°N 120.8°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2025-10-27 18Z | 14.0°N 121.3°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2025-10-28 00Z | 14.3°N 121.8°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2025-10-28 06Z | 14.7°N 122.4°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2025-10-28 12Z | 15.0°N 123.1°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2025-10-28 18Z | 15.2°N 123.9°W | 35 | 1006 | TS |
| 2025-10-29 00Z | 15.3°N 124.8°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2025-10-29 06Z | 15.3°N 125.6°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2025-10-29 12Z | 15.4°N 126.6°W | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2025-10-29 18Z | 15.5°N 127.8°W | 25 | 1009 | TD |