2023 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Kirogi Kirogi · WP112023
Typhoon Kirogi was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2023-08-29 to 2023-09-07 (10 days), peaking at 70 kt (H1) with a minimum pressure of 981 hPa. 104 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 149 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP112023
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2023-08-29 → 2023-09-07 (10 days)
- Peak wind
- 70 kt · 36 m/s · H1
- Minimum pressure
- 981 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 104
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 83 (18) | 173 (13) | 307 (4) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 82 (17) | 149 (15) | 231 (10) | 459 (1) |
| GFS | 108 (16) | 210 (15) | 369 (10) | 631 (7) |
| GEFS | 99 (17) | 179 (16) | 260 (14) | 346 (7) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-29 00Z | 10.4°N 157.5°E | 20 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-08-29 06Z | 10.8°N 156.4°E | 20 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-08-29 12Z | 11.1°N 155.3°E | 20 | 1001 | TD |
| 2023-08-29 18Z | 11.8°N 154.7°E | 25 | 999 | TD |
| 2023-08-30 00Z | 12.5°N 154.4°E | 30 | 995 | TD |
| 2023-08-30 06Z | 12.9°N 154.4°E | 35 | 991 | TS |
| 2023-08-30 12Z | 13.3°N 154.5°E | 35 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-08-30 18Z | 14.2°N 154.7°E | 45 | 996 | TS |
| 2023-08-31 00Z | 15.4°N 154.6°E | 60 | 988 | TS |
| 2023-08-31 06Z | 16.6°N 154.2°E | 70 | 981 | H1 |
| 2023-08-31 12Z | 17.8°N 153.5°E | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2023-08-31 18Z | 19.0°N 152.7°E | 55 | 991 | TS |
| 2023-09-01 00Z | 20.3°N 151.8°E | 50 | 994 | TS |
| 2023-09-01 06Z | 21.9°N 150.8°E | 40 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-09-01 12Z | 23.4°N 149.4°E | 35 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-09-01 18Z | 24.3°N 148.4°E | 35 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-09-02 00Z | 25.4°N 147.6°E | 35 | 993 | TS |
| 2023-09-02 06Z | 27.1°N 146.2°E | 30 | 987 | TD |
| 2023-09-02 12Z | 28.7°N 144.9°E | 30 | 984 | TD |
| 2023-09-02 18Z | 29.1°N 143.0°E | 30 | 985 | TD |
| 2023-09-03 00Z | 29.6°N 142.0°E | 30 | 985 | TD |
| 2023-09-03 06Z | 30.2°N 140.7°E | 25 | 986 | TD |
| 2023-09-03 12Z | 30.6°N 139.5°E | 30 | 986 | TD |
| 2023-09-03 18Z | 31.4°N 138.7°E | 25 | 986 | TD |
| 2023-09-04 00Z | 31.8°N 137.1°E | 25 | 986 | TD |
| 2023-09-04 06Z | 31.8°N 135.7°E | 25 | 986 | TD |
| 2023-09-04 12Z | 31.5°N 134.2°E | 30 | 986 | TD |
| 2023-09-04 18Z | 31.3°N 133.2°E | 30 | 984 | TD |
| 2023-09-05 00Z | 31.0°N 132.3°E | 25 | 987 | TD |
| 2023-09-05 06Z | 30.9°N 132.1°E | 25 | 986 | TD |
| 2023-09-05 12Z | 31.2°N 132.3°E | 25 | 985 | TD |
| 2023-09-05 18Z | 31.9°N 132.8°E | 20 | 988 | TD |
| 2023-09-06 00Z | 32.1°N 133.4°E | 25 | 985 | TD |
| 2023-09-06 06Z | 31.9°N 134.1°E | 25 | 986 | TD |
| 2023-09-06 12Z | 31.5°N 134.4°E | 20 | 988 | TD |
| 2023-09-06 18Z | 30.9°N 133.5°E | 20 | 988 | TD |
| 2023-09-07 00Z | 29.5°N 133.5°E | 15 | 1005 | TD |
| 2023-09-07 06Z | 28.5°N 134.8°E | 15 | 1004 | TD |
| 2023-09-07 12Z | 29.1°N 136.7°E | 15 | 1003 | TD |