2023 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Lee Lee · AL132023
Hurricane Lee was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2023-09-05 to 2023-09-18 (13 days), peaking at 145 kt (H5) with a minimum pressure of 926 hPa. 279 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was NHC, 43 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- AL132023
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2023-09-05 → 2023-09-18 (13 days)
- Peak wind
- 145 kt · 75 m/s · H5
- Minimum pressure
- 926 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 279
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 26 (39) | 43 (35) | 88 (31) | 249 (23) |
| ECMWF | 31 (39) | 59 (35) | 108 (31) | 274 (12) |
| ECMWF ENS | 29 (39) | 55 (35) | 96 (31) | 253 (23) |
| GFS | 39 (39) | 54 (35) | 71 (31) | 84 (23) |
| GEFS | 35 (39) | 52 (35) | 73 (31) | 177 (23) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-05 12Z | 12.2°N 39.6°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-09-05 18Z | 12.9°N 41.1°W | 35 | 1006 | TS |
| 2023-09-06 00Z | 13.2°N 42.5°W | 45 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-09-06 06Z | 13.5°N 43.9°W | 55 | 997 | TS |
| 2023-09-06 12Z | 14.0°N 45.0°W | 60 | 994 | TS |
| 2023-09-06 18Z | 14.6°N 46.1°W | 65 | 991 | H1 |
| 2023-09-07 00Z | 15.1°N 47.1°W | 70 | 989 | H1 |
| 2023-09-07 06Z | 15.6°N 48.2°W | 75 | 986 | H1 |
| 2023-09-07 12Z | 16.1°N 49.4°W | 85 | 980 | H2 |
| 2023-09-07 18Z | 16.6°N 50.7°W | 105 | 961 | H3 |
| 2023-09-08 00Z | 17.0°N 51.8°W | 135 | 933 | H4 |
| 2023-09-08 06Z | 17.5°N 53.0°W | 145 | 926 | H5 |
| 2023-09-08 12Z | 17.9°N 54.1°W | 135 | 940 | H4 |
| 2023-09-08 18Z | 18.5°N 55.1°W | 125 | 941 | H4 |
| 2023-09-09 00Z | 19.0°N 56.0°W | 105 | 958 | H3 |
| 2023-09-09 06Z | 19.5°N 57.0°W | 100 | 963 | H3 |
| 2023-09-09 12Z | 20.0°N 57.9°W | 100 | 954 | H3 |
| 2023-09-09 18Z | 20.4°N 58.8°W | 95 | 958 | H2 |
| 2023-09-10 00Z | 20.8°N 59.5°W | 85 | 960 | H2 |
| 2023-09-10 06Z | 21.2°N 60.2°W | 90 | 960 | H2 |
| 2023-09-10 12Z | 21.5°N 60.8°W | 95 | 956 | H2 |
| 2023-09-10 18Z | 21.9°N 61.4°W | 105 | 954 | H3 |
| 2023-09-11 00Z | 22.3°N 61.9°W | 105 | 950 | H3 |
| 2023-09-11 06Z | 22.8°N 62.5°W | 105 | 950 | H3 |
| 2023-09-11 12Z | 23.2°N 63.2°W | 105 | 948 | H3 |
| 2023-09-11 18Z | 23.5°N 63.9°W | 100 | 948 | H3 |
| 2023-09-12 00Z | 23.7°N 64.5°W | 100 | 948 | H3 |
| 2023-09-12 06Z | 23.9°N 65.1°W | 100 | 948 | H3 |
| 2023-09-12 12Z | 24.1°N 65.7°W | 100 | 948 | H3 |
| 2023-09-12 18Z | 24.5°N 66.2°W | 100 | 946 | H3 |
| 2023-09-13 00Z | 24.9°N 66.6°W | 100 | 946 | H3 |
| 2023-09-13 06Z | 25.3°N 66.9°W | 100 | 948 | H3 |
| 2023-09-13 12Z | 26.0°N 67.2°W | 95 | 950 | H2 |
| 2023-09-13 18Z | 26.8°N 67.6°W | 90 | 951 | H2 |
| 2023-09-14 00Z | 27.6°N 67.8°W | 90 | 951 | H2 |
| 2023-09-14 06Z | 28.5°N 68.0°W | 85 | 953 | H2 |
| 2023-09-14 12Z | 29.8°N 68.2°W | 80 | 955 | H1 |
| 2023-09-14 18Z | 31.1°N 68.3°W | 75 | 955 | H1 |
| 2023-09-15 00Z | 32.1°N 67.8°W | 75 | 955 | H1 |
| 2023-09-15 06Z | 33.6°N 67.6°W | 75 | 957 | H1 |
| 2023-09-15 12Z | 35.1°N 67.1°W | 75 | 962 | H1 |
| 2023-09-15 18Z | 37.1°N 66.7°W | 75 | 962 | H1 |
| 2023-09-16 00Z | 38.7°N 65.9°W | 75 | 963 | H1 |
| 2023-09-16 06Z | 40.9°N 66.0°W | 70 | 965 | H1 |
| 2023-09-16 12Z | 42.7°N 66.3°W | 65 | 965 | H1 |
| 2023-09-16 18Z | 43.8°N 66.4°W | 55 | 968 | TS |
| 2023-09-17 00Z | 44.7°N 66.2°W | 55 | 979 | TS |
| 2023-09-17 06Z | 45.9°N 64.8°W | 50 | 986 | TS |
| 2023-09-17 12Z | 47.3°N 63.0°W | 40 | 989 | TS |
| 2023-09-17 18Z | 48.6°N 60.1°W | 40 | 989 | TS |
| 2023-09-18 00Z | 50.7°N 57.9°W | 35 | 994 | TS |
| 2023-09-18 06Z | 51.7°N 53.2°W | 35 | 994 | TS |
| 2023-09-18 12Z | 52.6°N 48.6°W | 40 | 993 | TS |
| 2023-09-18 18Z | 53.0°N 42.0°W | 40 | 993 | TS |