2023 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Cindy Cindy · AL042023
Hurricane Cindy was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2023-06-22 to 2023-06-26 (4 days), peaking at 50 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 1004 hPa. 140 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 102 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- AL042023
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2023-06-22 → 2023-06-26 (4 days)
- Peak wind
- 50 kt · 26 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 1004 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 140
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 74 (12) | 147 (8) | 253 (4) | — |
| ECMWF | 43 (12) | 102 (8) | 238 (4) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 48 (11) | 125 (7) | 289 (3) | — |
| GFS | 84 (13) | 141 (9) | 216 (5) | — |
| GEFS | 66 (13) | 115 (9) | 176 (5) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-22 00Z | 10.4°N 39.9°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-06-22 06Z | 10.7°N 41.1°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-06-22 12Z | 11.0°N 42.3°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-06-22 18Z | 11.3°N 43.5°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-06-23 00Z | 11.5°N 44.8°W | 35 | 1007 | TS |
| 2023-06-23 06Z | 11.8°N 46.1°W | 40 | 1006 | TS |
| 2023-06-23 12Z | 12.2°N 47.5°W | 45 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-06-23 18Z | 12.8°N 48.8°W | 45 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-06-24 00Z | 13.6°N 50.0°W | 45 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-06-24 06Z | 14.6°N 51.2°W | 50 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-06-24 12Z | 15.7°N 52.5°W | 50 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-06-24 18Z | 16.8°N 53.9°W | 50 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-06-25 00Z | 18.2°N 55.2°W | 45 | 1006 | TS |
| 2023-06-25 06Z | 19.4°N 56.4°W | 45 | 1007 | TS |
| 2023-06-25 12Z | 20.5°N 57.6°W | 40 | 1009 | TS |
| 2023-06-25 18Z | 21.6°N 58.8°W | 40 | 1010 | TS |
| 2023-06-26 00Z | 22.5°N 59.9°W | 35 | 1011 | TS |