2023 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Lidia Lidia · EP152023
Hurricane Lidia was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2023-10-03 to 2023-10-11 (9 days), peaking at 120 kt (H4) with a minimum pressure of 942 hPa. 185 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was NHC, 84 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- EP152023
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2023-10-03 → 2023-10-11 (9 days)
- Peak wind
- 120 kt · 62 m/s · H4
- Minimum pressure
- 942 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 185
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 66 (29) | 84 (25) | 97 (21) | 373 (13) |
| ECMWF | 70 (29) | 98 (25) | 142 (21) | 345 (7) |
| ECMWF ENS | 66 (30) | 93 (26) | 127 (22) | 306 (14) |
| GFS | 103 (30) | 138 (26) | 172 (22) | 359 (14) |
| GEFS | 92 (30) | 127 (26) | 140 (22) | 225 (14) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-03 00Z | 11.2°N 105.8°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-10-03 06Z | 11.5°N 106.4°W | 35 | 1006 | TS |
| 2023-10-03 12Z | 11.9°N 107.0°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-10-03 18Z | 12.5°N 107.4°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-10-04 00Z | 13.2°N 107.8°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-10-04 06Z | 13.9°N 108.2°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-10-04 12Z | 14.6°N 108.6°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-10-04 18Z | 15.1°N 108.8°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-10-05 00Z | 15.4°N 109.0°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-10-05 06Z | 15.6°N 109.2°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-10-05 12Z | 15.8°N 109.4°W | 50 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-10-05 18Z | 15.9°N 109.6°W | 50 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-10-06 00Z | 16.0°N 109.8°W | 55 | 996 | TS |
| 2023-10-06 06Z | 16.1°N 110.1°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2023-10-06 12Z | 16.2°N 110.5°W | 60 | 991 | TS |
| 2023-10-06 18Z | 16.2°N 110.9°W | 60 | 991 | TS |
| 2023-10-07 00Z | 16.2°N 111.3°W | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2023-10-07 06Z | 16.1°N 111.7°W | 55 | 995 | TS |
| 2023-10-07 12Z | 16.0°N 112.0°W | 55 | 995 | TS |
| 2023-10-07 18Z | 16.0°N 112.2°W | 55 | 995 | TS |
| 2023-10-08 00Z | 16.0°N 112.4°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2023-10-08 06Z | 16.3°N 112.6°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2023-10-08 12Z | 16.7°N 112.8°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2023-10-08 18Z | 17.3°N 112.8°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2023-10-09 00Z | 17.8°N 112.7°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2023-10-09 06Z | 18.1°N 112.4°W | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2023-10-09 12Z | 18.1°N 112.0°W | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2023-10-09 18Z | 17.8°N 111.4°W | 65 | 985 | H1 |
| 2023-10-10 00Z | 18.1°N 110.6°W | 70 | 981 | H1 |
| 2023-10-10 06Z | 18.4°N 109.7°W | 75 | 979 | H1 |
| 2023-10-10 12Z | 18.8°N 108.5°W | 80 | 973 | H1 |
| 2023-10-10 18Z | 19.3°N 107.1°W | 105 | 952 | H3 |
| 2023-10-11 00Z | 20.1°N 105.5°W | 120 | 942 | H4 |
| 2023-10-11 06Z | 21.7°N 103.5°W | 60 | 994 | TS |
| 2023-10-11 12Z | 24.5°N 100.5°W | 20 | 1004 | TD |