2023 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Kenneth Kenneth · EP132023
Hurricane Kenneth was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2023-09-18 to 2023-09-24 (7 days), peaking at 45 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 1000 hPa. 102 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was NHC, 94 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- EP132023
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2023-09-18 → 2023-09-24 (7 days)
- Peak wind
- 45 kt · 23 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 1000 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 102
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 90 (8) | 94 (4) | — | — |
| ECMWF | 78 (8) | 135 (3) | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 67 (9) | 137 (5) | 263 (1) | — |
| GFS | 83 (9) | 126 (5) | 178 (1) | — |
| GEFS | 80 (9) | 146 (5) | 215 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-18 00Z | 13.2°N 111.7°W | 20 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-09-18 06Z | 13.5°N 112.6°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-18 12Z | 13.7°N 113.7°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-18 18Z | 13.8°N 115.0°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-19 00Z | 14.0°N 116.2°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-19 06Z | 14.4°N 117.5°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-09-19 12Z | 14.7°N 118.8°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-09-19 18Z | 14.8°N 120.2°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-09-20 00Z | 14.8°N 121.3°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-09-20 06Z | 15.0°N 122.3°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-20 12Z | 15.6°N 123.1°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-09-20 18Z | 16.0°N 123.9°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-09-21 00Z | 16.3°N 124.5°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-09-21 06Z | 16.6°N 124.9°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-09-21 12Z | 16.9°N 125.2°W | 40 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-09-21 18Z | 17.4°N 125.6°W | 35 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-22 00Z | 18.0°N 125.9°W | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-09-22 06Z | 18.8°N 126.1°W | 30 | 1004 | TD |
| 2023-09-22 12Z | 20.0°N 125.9°W | 30 | 1005 | TD |
| 2023-09-22 18Z | 21.1°N 125.6°W | 30 | 1005 | TD |
| 2023-09-23 00Z | 21.8°N 125.4°W | 30 | 1005 | TD |
| 2023-09-23 06Z | 22.4°N 125.3°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-09-23 12Z | 22.9°N 125.6°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-09-23 18Z | 23.1°N 126.0°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-24 00Z | 23.2°N 126.4°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-24 06Z | 23.3°N 127.0°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-24 12Z | 23.5°N 128.1°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-24 18Z | 23.5°N 129.4°W | 20 | 1008 | TD |