2027 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Wati Wati · SH012027
Cyclone Wati was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2026-10-16 to 2026-10-19 (3 days), peaking at 64 kt (H1) with a minimum pressure of 984 hPa. 63 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 96 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH012027
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2026-10-16 → 2026-10-19 (3 days)
- Peak wind
- 64 kt · 33 m/s · H1
- Minimum pressure
- 984 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 63
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 47 (9) | 118 (5) | 123 (1) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 43 (9) | 96 (5) | 136 (1) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 06Z | 10.8°S 163.3°W | 35 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-10-16 12Z | 11.6°S 163.1°W | 39 | 997 | TS |
| 2026-10-16 18Z | 12.7°S 163.4°W | 39 | 995 | TS |
| 2026-10-17 00Z | 12.4°S 163.7°W | 45 | 994 | TS |
| 2026-10-17 06Z | 13.2°S 163.2°W | 60 | 986 | TS |
| 2026-10-17 12Z | 14.4°S 163.0°W | 60 | 985 | TS |
| 2026-10-17 18Z | 14.8°S 163.2°W | 64 | 985 | H1 |
| 2026-10-18 00Z | 15.7°S 162.6°W | 64 | 984 | H1 |
| 2026-10-18 06Z | 16.1°S 162.4°W | 64 | 984 | H1 |
| 2026-10-18 12Z | 17.4°S 161.8°W | 60 | 988 | TS |
| 2026-10-18 18Z | 18.6°S 160.2°W | 54 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-10-19 00Z | 19.7°S 159.0°W | 54 | 992 | TS |
| 2026-10-19 06Z | 20.7°S 156.8°W | 45 | 999 | TS |