2023 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Bret Bret · AL032023
Hurricane Bret was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2023-06-19 to 2023-06-24 (5 days), peaking at 60 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 996 hPa. 142 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 81 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- AL032023
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2023-06-19 → 2023-06-24 (5 days)
- Peak wind
- 60 kt · 31 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 996 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 142
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 63 (17) | 106 (13) | 157 (9) | 613 (1) |
| ECMWF | 56 (15) | 81 (12) | 135 (7) | 304 (1) |
| ECMWF ENS | 67 (15) | 92 (12) | 131 (8) | — |
| GFS | 102 (18) | 182 (14) | 273 (10) | 1032 (2) |
| GEFS | 65 (18) | 126 (14) | 182 (10) | 527 (2) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-19 06Z | 10.7°N 37.3°W | 30 | 1009 | TD |
| 2023-06-19 12Z | 10.9°N 39.1°W | 30 | 1009 | TD |
| 2023-06-19 18Z | 11.1°N 40.9°W | 35 | 1008 | TS |
| 2023-06-20 00Z | 11.3°N 42.7°W | 35 | 1008 | TS |
| 2023-06-20 06Z | 11.5°N 44.5°W | 35 | 1008 | TS |
| 2023-06-20 12Z | 11.7°N 46.3°W | 35 | 1008 | TS |
| 2023-06-20 18Z | 12.0°N 48.0°W | 40 | 1006 | TS |
| 2023-06-21 00Z | 12.4°N 49.4°W | 45 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-06-21 06Z | 12.7°N 50.7°W | 50 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-06-21 12Z | 13.0°N 52.0°W | 50 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-06-21 18Z | 13.3°N 53.3°W | 55 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-06-22 00Z | 13.4°N 54.6°W | 55 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-06-22 06Z | 13.5°N 55.9°W | 60 | 996 | TS |
| 2023-06-22 12Z | 13.5°N 57.3°W | 60 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-06-22 18Z | 13.4°N 58.8°W | 55 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-06-23 00Z | 13.3°N 60.3°W | 55 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-06-23 06Z | 13.3°N 62.0°W | 50 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-06-23 12Z | 13.2°N 63.8°W | 50 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-06-23 18Z | 13.1°N 65.6°W | 45 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-06-24 00Z | 13.0°N 67.4°W | 45 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-06-24 06Z | 13.0°N 69.2°W | 40 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-06-24 12Z | 13.0°N 70.9°W | 40 | 1007 | TS |