2026 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Sinlaku Sinlaku · WP042026
Typhoon Sinlaku was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2026-04-09 to 2026-04-20 (11 days), peaking at 154 kt (H5) with a minimum pressure of 896 hPa. 92 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 76 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP042026
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-04-09 → 2026-04-20 (11 days)
- Peak wind
- 154 kt · 79 m/s · H5
- Minimum pressure
- 896 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 92
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 38 (41) | 98 (37) | 176 (33) | 376 (12) |
| ECMWF ENS | 34 (41) | 76 (37) | 132 (33) | 247 (25) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-09 00Z | 8.7°N 152.1°E | 25 | 1000 | TD |
| 2026-04-09 06Z | 8.1°N 152.1°E | 29 | 997 | TD |
| 2026-04-09 12Z | 8.1°N 151.8°E | 29 | 997 | TD |
| 2026-04-09 18Z | 8.4°N 151.6°E | 35 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-04-10 00Z | 8.2°N 151.2°E | 39 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-04-10 06Z | 8.2°N 151.0°E | 45 | 989 | TS |
| 2026-04-10 12Z | 8.1°N 150.9°E | 54 | 986 | TS |
| 2026-04-10 18Z | 8.0°N 151.0°E | 60 | 983 | TS |
| 2026-04-11 00Z | 8.5°N 151.5°E | 74 | 972 | H1 |
| 2026-04-11 06Z | 8.8°N 151.4°E | 80 | 968 | H1 |
| 2026-04-11 12Z | 9.0°N 151.1°E | 84 | 965 | H2 |
| 2026-04-11 18Z | 9.3°N 151.5°E | 93 | 957 | H2 |
| 2026-04-12 00Z | 9.9°N 151.2°E | 109 | 944 | H3 |
| 2026-04-12 06Z | 10.3°N 150.6°E | 128 | 921 | H4 |
| 2026-04-12 12Z | 11.1°N 150.2°E | 148 | 902 | H5 |
| 2026-04-12 18Z | 11.6°N 149.5°E | 154 | 896 | H5 |
| 2026-04-13 00Z | 12.2°N 148.9°E | 154 | 897 | H5 |
| 2026-04-13 06Z | 12.7°N 148.0°E | 148 | 903 | H5 |
| 2026-04-13 12Z | 13.1°N 147.4°E | 148 | 903 | H5 |
| 2026-04-13 18Z | 13.7°N 147.0°E | 144 | 906 | H5 |
| 2026-04-14 00Z | 14.3°N 146.5°E | 134 | 919 | H4 |
| 2026-04-14 06Z | 14.6°N 146.0°E | 128 | 925 | H4 |
| 2026-04-14 12Z | 14.9°N 145.8°E | 124 | 930 | H4 |
| 2026-04-14 18Z | 15.2°N 145.4°E | 115 | 937 | H4 |
| 2026-04-15 00Z | 15.6°N 145.2°E | 109 | 944 | H3 |
| 2026-04-15 06Z | 16.0°N 144.9°E | 109 | 944 | H3 |
| 2026-04-15 12Z | 16.2°N 144.6°E | 109 | 943 | H3 |
| 2026-04-15 18Z | 16.7°N 144.5°E | 115 | 942 | H4 |
| 2026-04-16 00Z | 17.1°N 144.4°E | 99 | 955 | H3 |
| 2026-04-16 06Z | 17.7°N 144.5°E | 99 | 953 | H3 |
| 2026-04-16 12Z | 18.4°N 144.8°E | 89 | 963 | H2 |
| 2026-04-16 18Z | 19.0°N 145.0°E | 84 | 966 | H2 |
| 2026-04-17 00Z | 19.5°N 145.4°E | 80 | 971 | H1 |
| 2026-04-17 06Z | 20.0°N 145.8°E | 80 | 970 | H1 |
| 2026-04-17 12Z | 20.8°N 146.2°E | 80 | 971 | H1 |
| 2026-04-17 18Z | 21.3°N 146.5°E | 70 | 974 | H1 |
| 2026-04-18 00Z | 22.3°N 146.4°E | 64 | 979 | H1 |
| 2026-04-18 06Z | 23.3°N 146.8°E | 60 | 981 | TS |
| 2026-04-18 12Z | 24.3°N 147.5°E | 60 | 981 | TS |
| 2026-04-18 18Z | 25.3°N 148.5°E | 54 | 983 | TS |
| 2026-04-19 00Z | 26.5°N 149.5°E | 54 | 983 | TS |
| 2026-04-19 06Z | 27.6°N 151.4°E | 51 | 984 | TS |
| 2026-04-19 12Z | 28.3°N 153.7°E | 54 | 983 | TS |
| 2026-04-19 18Z | 28.7°N 156.1°E | 51 | 986 | TS |
| 2026-04-20 00Z | 29.6°N 158.8°E | 51 | 986 | TS |