2026 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Norbert Norbert · EP142026
Hurricane Norbert was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2026-09-07 to 2026-09-15 (8 days), peaking at 55 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 996 hPa. 180 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, 63 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- EP142026
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-09-07 → 2026-09-15 (8 days)
- Peak wind
- 55 kt · 28 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 996 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 180
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS · Google DeepMind
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 37 (20) | 73 (16) | 163 (12) | 461 (4) |
| ECMWF | 46 (19) | 113 (15) | 237 (12) | 480 (4) |
| ECMWF ENS | 43 (20) | 97 (16) | 190 (12) | 395 (4) |
| GFS | 61 (20) | 126 (16) | 198 (12) | 389 (4) |
| GEFS | 51 (20) | 103 (16) | 136 (12) | 171 (4) |
| Google DeepMind | 34 (19) | 63 (15) | 138 (11) | 460 (3) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-07 18Z | 12.6°N 108.7°W | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-09-08 00Z | 13.0°N 109.3°W | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-09-08 06Z | 13.3°N 109.9°W | 15 | — | TD |
| 2026-09-08 12Z | 14.0°N 110.5°W | 20 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-09-08 18Z | 14.5°N 111.4°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-09-09 00Z | 14.9°N 112.2°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-09-09 06Z | 15.2°N 113.0°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-09-09 12Z | 15.4°N 113.9°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-09-09 18Z | 15.8°N 115.0°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-09-10 00Z | 16.3°N 116.1°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-09-10 06Z | 16.4°N 117.3°W | 35 | 1004 | TS |
| 2026-09-10 12Z | 16.5°N 118.6°W | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2026-09-10 18Z | 16.5°N 119.9°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-09-11 00Z | 16.4°N 121.3°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-09-11 06Z | 16.6°N 122.7°W | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-09-11 12Z | 16.6°N 124.1°W | 55 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-09-11 18Z | 16.7°N 125.2°W | 55 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-09-12 00Z | 16.8°N 126.0°W | 55 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-09-12 06Z | 17.0°N 126.9°W | 50 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-09-12 12Z | 17.2°N 127.9°W | 50 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-09-12 18Z | 17.5°N 129.1°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-09-13 00Z | 17.6°N 130.0°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-09-13 06Z | 17.9°N 131.2°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-09-13 12Z | 18.1°N 132.1°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2026-09-13 18Z | 18.6°N 133.4°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-09-14 00Z | 18.9°N 134.6°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-09-14 06Z | 19.2°N 135.8°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2026-09-14 12Z | 19.3°N 137.1°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2026-09-14 18Z | 19.6°N 138.5°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2026-09-15 00Z | 20.1°N 139.9°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-09-15 06Z | 20.2°N 141.1°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-09-15 12Z | 20.4°N 142.4°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |