2026 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Champi Champi · WP292026
Typhoon Champi was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2026-10-14 to 2026-10-26 (12 days), peaking at 159 kt (H5) with a minimum pressure of 895 hPa. 171 archived forecasts from JTWC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was JTWC, 86 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP292026
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-10-14 → 2026-10-26 (12 days)
- Peak wind
- 159 kt · 82 m/s · H5
- Minimum pressure
- 895 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 171
- Sources
- JTWC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JTWC | 48 (21) | 86 (17) | 209 (13) | 402 (5) |
| ECMWF | 53 (43) | 112 (38) | 183 (35) | 257 (24) |
| ECMWF ENS | 52 (43) | 110 (39) | 166 (35) | 274 (24) |
| GFS | 53 (21) | 119 (17) | 255 (13) | 1032 (5) |
| GEFS | 47 (21) | 103 (17) | 223 (13) | 895 (5) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 12Z | 9.6°N 161.2°E | 29 | 1003 | TD |
| 2026-10-14 18Z | 10.4°N 160.5°E | 29 | 1004 | TD |
| 2026-10-15 00Z | 10.7°N 159.4°E | 29 | 1004 | TD |
| 2026-10-15 06Z | 10.9°N 158.4°E | 29 | 1002 | TD |
| 2026-10-15 12Z | 11.0°N 157.4°E | 35 | 1001 | TS |
| 2026-10-15 18Z | 11.5°N 156.5°E | 39 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-10-16 00Z | 11.3°N 154.0°E | 45 | 998 | TS |
| 2026-10-16 06Z | 11.4°N 152.7°E | 51 | 993 | TS |
| 2026-10-16 12Z | 11.4°N 151.4°E | 60 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-10-16 18Z | 11.9°N 150.2°E | 74 | 984 | H1 |
| 2026-10-17 00Z | 12.4°N 148.6°E | 84 | 981 | H2 |
| 2026-10-17 06Z | 12.5°N 147.3°E | 115 | 948 | H4 |
| 2026-10-17 12Z | 12.6°N 146.1°E | 119 | 945 | H4 |
| 2026-10-17 18Z | 13.1°N 144.8°E | 128 | 934 | H4 |
| 2026-10-18 00Z | 13.1°N 143.4°E | 128 | 934 | H4 |
| 2026-10-18 06Z | 13.1°N 142.3°E | 128 | 931 | H4 |
| 2026-10-18 12Z | 13.5°N 141.4°E | 119 | 943 | H4 |
| 2026-10-18 18Z | 13.8°N 140.2°E | 119 | 942 | H4 |
| 2026-10-19 00Z | 14.0°N 139.2°E | 134 | 926 | H4 |
| 2026-10-19 06Z | 14.3°N 138.4°E | 138 | 917 | H5 |
| 2026-10-19 12Z | 14.8°N 137.6°E | 138 | 919 | H5 |
| 2026-10-19 18Z | 15.4°N 136.7°E | 134 | 919 | H4 |
| 2026-10-20 00Z | 15.9°N 135.6°E | 128 | 929 | H4 |
| 2026-10-20 06Z | 16.5°N 134.4°E | 134 | 922 | H4 |
| 2026-10-20 12Z | 17.0°N 133.0°E | 154 | 902 | H5 |
| 2026-10-20 18Z | 17.4°N 131.5°E | 159 | 895 | H5 |
| 2026-10-21 00Z | 18.1°N 130.1°E | 154 | 902 | H5 |
| 2026-10-21 06Z | 18.7°N 128.9°E | 148 | 904 | H5 |
| 2026-10-21 12Z | 19.3°N 127.9°E | 144 | 911 | H5 |
| 2026-10-21 18Z | 19.9°N 126.9°E | 134 | 920 | H4 |
| 2026-10-22 00Z | 20.3°N 126.0°E | 115 | 940 | H4 |
| 2026-10-22 06Z | 20.9°N 125.4°E | 105 | 946 | H3 |
| 2026-10-22 12Z | 21.2°N 124.9°E | 99 | 952 | H3 |
| 2026-10-22 18Z | 21.9°N 124.3°E | 93 | 953 | H2 |
| 2026-10-23 00Z | 22.7°N 123.8°E | 89 | 956 | H2 |
| 2026-10-23 06Z | 23.7°N 123.4°E | 105 | 949 | H3 |
| 2026-10-23 12Z | 25.0°N 122.7°E | 99 | 949 | H3 |
| 2026-10-23 18Z | 24.6°N 122.3°E | 93 | 951 | H2 |
| 2026-10-24 00Z | 24.8°N 123.3°E | 70 | 968 | H1 |
| 2026-10-24 06Z | 26.8°N 123.3°E | 54 | 977 | TS |
| 2026-10-24 12Z | 27.8°N 123.3°E | 51 | 987 | TS |
| 2026-10-24 18Z | 28.3°N 123.8°E | 51 | 987 | TS |
| 2026-10-25 00Z | 29.0°N 124.7°E | 51 | 987 | TS |
| 2026-10-25 06Z | 30.1°N 125.5°E | 45 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-10-25 12Z | 30.7°N 126.3°E | 39 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-10-25 18Z | 31.2°N 127.4°E | 35 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-10-26 00Z | 31.4°N 129.0°E | 35 | 1002 | TS |