2026 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Fina Fina · SH052026
Cyclone Fina was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2025-11-15 to 2025-11-26 (11 days), peaking at 109 kt (H3) with a minimum pressure of 946 hPa. 179 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 44 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH052026
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2025-11-15 → 2025-11-26 (11 days)
- Peak wind
- 109 kt · 56 m/s · H3
- Minimum pressure
- 946 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 179
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 45 (25) | 52 (21) | 80 (17) | 110 (4) |
| ECMWF ENS | 36 (25) | 44 (21) | 86 (17) | 132 (9) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-18 06Z | 10.0°S 130.8°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2025-11-18 12Z | 9.9°S 131.2°E | 39 | 995 | TS |
| 2025-11-18 18Z | 9.8°S 131.8°E | 45 | 993 | TS |
| 2025-11-19 00Z | 9.5°S 132.4°E | 51 | 991 | TS |
| 2025-11-19 06Z | 9.7°S 132.6°E | 54 | 987 | TS |
| 2025-11-19 12Z | 9.5°S 132.6°E | 60 | 984 | TS |
| 2025-11-19 18Z | 9.5°S 133.0°E | 60 | 984 | TS |
| 2025-11-20 00Z | 9.8°S 133.2°E | 64 | 980 | H1 |
| 2025-11-20 06Z | 10.0°S 133.3°E | 60 | 983 | TS |
| 2025-11-20 12Z | 10.1°S 133.3°E | 54 | 987 | TS |
| 2025-11-20 18Z | 10.4°S 133.0°E | 60 | 983 | TS |
| 2025-11-21 00Z | 10.3°S 132.5°E | 64 | 980 | H1 |
| 2025-11-21 06Z | 10.7°S 132.4°E | 64 | 981 | H1 |
| 2025-11-21 12Z | 11.1°S 132.2°E | 70 | 980 | H1 |
| 2025-11-21 18Z | 11.7°S 131.8°E | 70 | 979 | H1 |
| 2025-11-22 00Z | 11.8°S 131.4°E | 80 | 974 | H1 |
| 2025-11-22 06Z | 11.9°S 131.0°E | 89 | 964 | H2 |
| 2025-11-22 12Z | 12.1°S 130.6°E | 84 | 967 | H2 |
| 2025-11-22 18Z | 12.4°S 129.8°E | 89 | 964 | H2 |
| 2025-11-23 00Z | 12.8°S 129.7°E | 99 | 956 | H3 |
| 2025-11-23 06Z | 13.2°S 129.3°E | 89 | 964 | H2 |
| 2025-11-23 12Z | 13.6°S 128.9°E | 93 | 960 | H2 |
| 2025-11-23 18Z | 13.9°S 128.5°E | 105 | 958 | H3 |
| 2025-11-24 00Z | 14.1°S 128.2°E | 99 | 960 | H3 |
| 2025-11-24 06Z | 14.3°S 128.0°E | 109 | 946 | H3 |
| 2025-11-24 12Z | 14.4°S 127.9°E | 99 | 955 | H3 |
| 2025-11-24 18Z | 14.5°S 127.7°E | 84 | 965 | H2 |
| 2025-11-25 00Z | 14.8°S 127.6°E | 54 | 986 | TS |
| 2025-11-25 06Z | 14.7°S 127.4°E | 39 | 991 | TS |