2026 tropical cyclone season · central North Pacific
Hurricane Lala Lala · CP012026
Hurricane Lala was tracked in the central North Pacific from 2026-08-10 to 2026-08-28 (18 days), peaking at 115 kt (H4) with a minimum pressure of 947 hPa. 392 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, 41 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- CP012026
- Basin
- central North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-08-10 → 2026-08-28 (18 days)
- Peak wind
- 115 kt · 59 m/s · H4
- Minimum pressure
- 947 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 392
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS · Google DeepMind
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 37 (55) | 47 (51) | 66 (47) | 248 (39) |
| ECMWF | 31 (55) | 50 (51) | 65 (47) | 225 (39) |
| ECMWF ENS | 25 (54) | 42 (50) | 75 (46) | 246 (39) |
| GFS | 38 (55) | 52 (51) | 89 (47) | 261 (39) |
| GEFS | 35 (55) | 48 (51) | 92 (47) | 294 (39) |
| Google DeepMind | 27 (55) | 41 (51) | 63 (47) | 208 (37) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 00Z | 14.5°N 137.3°W | 20 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-08-10 06Z | 14.5°N 137.3°W | 20 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-08-10 12Z | 14.6°N 137.3°W | 20 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-08-10 18Z | 14.7°N 137.3°W | 20 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-08-11 00Z | 14.8°N 137.3°W | 20 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-08-11 06Z | 14.8°N 137.3°W | 25 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-08-11 12Z | 14.9°N 137.4°W | 25 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-08-11 18Z | 15.0°N 137.6°W | 30 | 1004 | TD |
| 2026-08-12 00Z | 15.1°N 139.4°W | 30 | 1003 | TD |
| 2026-08-12 06Z | 15.0°N 140.4°W | 30 | 1003 | TD |
| 2026-08-12 12Z | 14.9°N 141.4°W | 30 | 1003 | TD |
| 2026-08-12 18Z | 14.7°N 142.2°W | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2026-08-13 00Z | 14.7°N 143.1°W | 35 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-08-13 06Z | 14.7°N 144.1°W | 35 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-08-13 12Z | 14.9°N 145.0°W | 35 | 1001 | TS |
| 2026-08-13 18Z | 15.2°N 145.7°W | 40 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-08-14 00Z | 16.0°N 147.0°W | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-08-14 06Z | 16.2°N 147.9°W | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-08-14 12Z | 16.5°N 149.0°W | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-08-14 18Z | 17.0°N 150.3°W | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-08-15 00Z | 17.4°N 151.9°W | 55 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-08-15 06Z | 17.6°N 153.0°W | 55 | 991 | TS |
| 2026-08-15 12Z | 17.8°N 154.1°W | 55 | 991 | TS |
| 2026-08-15 18Z | 17.9°N 155.0°W | 65 | 988 | H1 |
| 2026-08-16 00Z | 18.3°N 155.7°W | 65 | 988 | H1 |
| 2026-08-16 06Z | 19.1°N 156.5°W | 65 | 988 | H1 |
| 2026-08-16 12Z | 19.9°N 157.6°W | 60 | 991 | TS |
| 2026-08-16 18Z | 20.8°N 158.8°W | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-08-17 00Z | 20.8°N 160.8°W | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-08-17 06Z | 20.6°N 162.0°W | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-08-17 12Z | 20.5°N 162.9°W | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-08-17 18Z | 20.4°N 163.9°W | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-08-18 00Z | 20.3°N 165.0°W | 60 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-08-18 06Z | 20.4°N 165.8°W | 65 | 989 | H1 |
| 2026-08-18 12Z | 20.3°N 166.7°W | 70 | 985 | H1 |
| 2026-08-18 18Z | 20.3°N 167.7°W | 85 | 974 | H2 |
| 2026-08-19 00Z | 20.5°N 168.5°W | 100 | 960 | H3 |
| 2026-08-19 06Z | 20.7°N 169.3°W | 115 | 947 | H4 |
| 2026-08-19 12Z | 21.0°N 169.9°W | 110 | 953 | H3 |
| 2026-08-19 18Z | 21.8°N 170.7°W | 105 | 956 | H3 |
| 2026-08-20 00Z | 22.4°N 171.3°W | 100 | 959 | H3 |
| 2026-08-20 06Z | 23.1°N 171.8°W | 95 | 963 | H2 |
| 2026-08-20 12Z | 23.8°N 172.0°W | 80 | 972 | H1 |
| 2026-08-20 18Z | 24.6°N 172.3°W | 80 | 973 | H1 |
| 2026-08-21 00Z | 25.4°N 172.2°W | 80 | 974 | H1 |
| 2026-08-21 06Z | 26.1°N 171.9°W | 80 | 974 | H1 |
| 2026-08-21 12Z | 27.0°N 171.3°W | 85 | 970 | H2 |
| 2026-08-21 18Z | 28.0°N 170.7°W | 80 | 974 | H1 |
| 2026-08-22 00Z | 29.1°N 170.5°W | 75 | 976 | H1 |
| 2026-08-22 06Z | 30.2°N 171.4°W | 75 | 976 | H1 |
| 2026-08-22 12Z | 30.3°N 172.2°W | 70 | 979 | H1 |
| 2026-08-22 18Z | 30.8°N 172.5°W | 65 | 981 | H1 |
| 2026-08-23 00Z | 31.3°N 172.7°W | 65 | 981 | H1 |
| 2026-08-23 06Z | 31.8°N 173.3°W | 60 | 984 | TS |
| 2026-08-23 12Z | 31.9°N 173.7°W | 55 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-08-23 18Z | 32.3°N 174.2°W | 55 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-08-24 00Z | 32.9°N 174.5°W | 55 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-08-24 06Z | 33.1°N 174.7°W | 55 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-08-24 12Z | 33.3°N 174.9°W | 55 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-08-24 18Z | 33.6°N 175.1°W | 55 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-08-25 00Z | 34.1°N 175.4°W | 50 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-08-25 06Z | 34.5°N 175.8°W | 50 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-08-25 12Z | 34.8°N 176.4°W | 45 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-08-25 18Z | 34.9°N 177.0°W | 45 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-08-26 00Z | 35.0°N 177.3°W | 45 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-08-26 06Z | 35.3°N 177.6°W | 40 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-08-26 12Z | 35.6°N 177.9°W | 40 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-08-26 18Z | 35.9°N 178.2°W | 40 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-08-27 00Z | 36.2°N 178.4°W | 40 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-08-27 06Z | 36.7°N 178.4°W | 40 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-08-27 12Z | 37.0°N 178.5°W | 40 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-08-27 18Z | 37.3°N 178.8°W | 40 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-08-28 00Z | 37.7°N 179.0°W | 35 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-08-28 06Z | 38.1°N 179.1°W | 35 | 1003 | TS |