2023 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Greg Greg · EP082023
Hurricane Greg was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2023-08-14 to 2023-08-18 (5 days), peaking at 45 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 1000 hPa. 109 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 61 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- EP082023
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2023-08-14 → 2023-08-18 (5 days)
- Peak wind
- 45 kt · 23 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 1000 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 109
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 61 (14) | 85 (10) | 103 (6) | — |
| ECMWF | 42 (12) | 61 (10) | 89 (5) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 47 (13) | 62 (10) | 101 (6) | — |
| GFS | 59 (14) | 106 (10) | 119 (6) | — |
| GEFS | 51 (14) | 80 (10) | 87 (6) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-14 00Z | 11.3°N 138.2°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-08-14 06Z | 11.3°N 139.2°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-08-14 12Z | 11.3°N 140.4°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-08-14 18Z | 11.2°N 141.5°W | 40 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-08-15 00Z | 11.1°N 142.7°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-08-15 06Z | 11.1°N 144.0°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-08-15 12Z | 11.1°N 145.2°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-08-15 18Z | 11.1°N 146.5°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-08-16 00Z | 11.3°N 147.7°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-08-16 06Z | 11.6°N 149.1°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-08-16 12Z | 11.7°N 150.5°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-08-16 18Z | 11.8°N 151.8°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-08-17 00Z | 12.0°N 152.9°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-08-17 06Z | 12.1°N 153.9°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-08-17 12Z | 12.0°N 155.1°W | 35 | 1006 | TS |
| 2023-08-17 18Z | 12.2°N 156.3°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-08-18 00Z | 12.1°N 157.8°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-08-18 06Z | 12.1°N 157.8°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-08-18 12Z | 11.4°N 160.7°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-08-18 18Z | 11.0°N 162.0°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |