2023 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Jova Jova · EP112023
Hurricane Jova was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2023-09-04 to 2023-09-14 (10 days), peaking at 140 kt (H5) with a minimum pressure of 926 hPa. 152 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 80 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- EP112023
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2023-09-04 → 2023-09-14 (10 days)
- Peak wind
- 140 kt · 72 m/s · H5
- Minimum pressure
- 926 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 152
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 56 (18) | 91 (14) | 149 (10) | 136 (2) |
| ECMWF | 50 (18) | 81 (14) | 159 (10) | 245 (1) |
| ECMWF ENS | 41 (17) | 80 (13) | 157 (9) | 227 (2) |
| GFS | 105 (18) | 163 (14) | 255 (10) | 210 (2) |
| GEFS | 97 (18) | 152 (14) | 233 (10) | 371 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-04 12Z | 12.2°N 102.8°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-04 18Z | 12.3°N 103.8°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-05 00Z | 12.4°N 104.9°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-09-05 06Z | 12.4°N 105.9°W | 35 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-09-05 12Z | 12.5°N 106.7°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-09-05 18Z | 12.7°N 107.5°W | 50 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-09-06 00Z | 13.0°N 108.2°W | 60 | 993 | TS |
| 2023-09-06 06Z | 13.3°N 109.0°W | 75 | 981 | H1 |
| 2023-09-06 12Z | 13.9°N 110.0°W | 90 | 972 | H2 |
| 2023-09-06 18Z | 14.6°N 111.1°W | 115 | 953 | H4 |
| 2023-09-07 00Z | 15.3°N 112.4°W | 140 | 926 | H5 |
| 2023-09-07 06Z | 16.1°N 113.7°W | 140 | 926 | H5 |
| 2023-09-07 12Z | 16.8°N 115.0°W | 135 | 932 | H4 |
| 2023-09-07 18Z | 17.4°N 116.6°W | 125 | 941 | H4 |
| 2023-09-08 00Z | 18.0°N 117.9°W | 115 | 947 | H4 |
| 2023-09-08 06Z | 18.8°N 119.1°W | 100 | 959 | H3 |
| 2023-09-08 12Z | 19.5°N 120.6°W | 85 | 972 | H2 |
| 2023-09-08 18Z | 20.1°N 121.9°W | 75 | 980 | H1 |
| 2023-09-09 00Z | 20.7°N 123.2°W | 70 | 984 | H1 |
| 2023-09-09 06Z | 21.2°N 124.2°W | 60 | 986 | TS |
| 2023-09-09 12Z | 22.0°N 125.2°W | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2023-09-09 18Z | 22.6°N 125.8°W | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-09-10 00Z | 23.3°N 126.2°W | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-09-10 06Z | 23.8°N 126.6°W | 40 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-09-10 12Z | 24.2°N 127.0°W | 35 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-09-10 18Z | 24.5°N 127.4°W | 30 | 1005 | TD |
| 2023-09-11 00Z | 24.7°N 127.7°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-09-11 06Z | 24.8°N 128.2°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-11 12Z | 24.7°N 128.6°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-09-11 18Z | 24.6°N 129.0°W | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2023-09-12 00Z | 24.4°N 129.5°W | 25 | 1010 | TD |
| 2023-09-12 06Z | 23.9°N 130.5°W | 25 | 1011 | TD |
| 2023-09-12 12Z | 23.3°N 131.4°W | 25 | 1011 | TD |
| 2023-09-12 18Z | 22.7°N 132.5°W | 20 | 1012 | TD |
| 2023-09-13 00Z | 22.4°N 133.8°W | 20 | 1012 | TD |
| 2023-09-13 06Z | 22.3°N 135.1°W | 20 | 1012 | TD |
| 2023-09-13 12Z | 22.1°N 136.7°W | 20 | 1012 | TD |
| 2023-09-13 18Z | 21.8°N 138.6°W | 20 | 1012 | TD |
| 2023-09-14 00Z | 20.9°N 140.0°W | 20 | 1013 | TD |