2023 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Margot Margot · AL142023
Hurricane Margot was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2023-09-07 to 2023-09-18 (11 days), peaking at 80 kt (H1) with a minimum pressure of 969 hPa. 238 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 86 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- AL142023
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2023-09-07 → 2023-09-18 (11 days)
- Peak wind
- 80 kt · 41 m/s · H1
- Minimum pressure
- 969 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 238
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 57 (34) | 114 (30) | 199 (26) | 321 (18) |
| ECMWF | 51 (34) | 86 (30) | 149 (26) | 328 (9) |
| ECMWF ENS | 52 (34) | 92 (30) | 150 (26) | 327 (18) |
| GFS | 63 (34) | 102 (30) | 188 (26) | 319 (18) |
| GEFS | 65 (34) | 119 (30) | 199 (26) | 288 (18) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-07 12Z | 15.5°N 26.0°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-09-07 18Z | 16.0°N 27.3°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-09-08 00Z | 16.5°N 28.6°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-09-08 06Z | 17.1°N 30.1°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-09-08 12Z | 17.8°N 31.8°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-09-08 18Z | 18.5°N 33.6°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-09-09 00Z | 19.1°N 35.1°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-09-09 06Z | 19.7°N 36.4°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-09-09 12Z | 20.2°N 37.5°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-09-09 18Z | 20.7°N 38.3°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-09-10 00Z | 21.2°N 38.9°W | 45 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-09-10 06Z | 21.8°N 39.4°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-10 12Z | 22.5°N 39.8°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-09-10 18Z | 23.3°N 40.0°W | 50 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-09-11 00Z | 24.0°N 40.0°W | 55 | 996 | TS |
| 2023-09-11 06Z | 24.7°N 40.0°W | 55 | 993 | TS |
| 2023-09-11 12Z | 25.5°N 40.0°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2023-09-11 18Z | 26.4°N 39.9°W | 65 | 986 | H1 |
| 2023-09-12 00Z | 27.5°N 39.6°W | 70 | 981 | H1 |
| 2023-09-12 06Z | 28.6°N 39.4°W | 75 | 977 | H1 |
| 2023-09-12 12Z | 29.8°N 39.3°W | 75 | 974 | H1 |
| 2023-09-12 18Z | 31.0°N 39.4°W | 75 | 972 | H1 |
| 2023-09-13 00Z | 32.1°N 39.6°W | 75 | 970 | H1 |
| 2023-09-13 06Z | 33.0°N 39.9°W | 80 | 969 | H1 |
| 2023-09-13 12Z | 33.7°N 40.3°W | 80 | 969 | H1 |
| 2023-09-13 18Z | 34.4°N 40.6°W | 75 | 970 | H1 |
| 2023-09-14 00Z | 35.1°N 40.7°W | 75 | 972 | H1 |
| 2023-09-14 06Z | 35.8°N 40.5°W | 70 | 974 | H1 |
| 2023-09-14 12Z | 36.3°N 40.1°W | 70 | 976 | H1 |
| 2023-09-14 18Z | 36.6°N 39.6°W | 70 | 978 | H1 |
| 2023-09-15 00Z | 36.7°N 39.1°W | 65 | 980 | H1 |
| 2023-09-15 06Z | 36.7°N 38.6°W | 60 | 982 | TS |
| 2023-09-15 12Z | 36.5°N 38.1°W | 55 | 984 | TS |
| 2023-09-15 18Z | 36.1°N 37.8°W | 55 | 986 | TS |
| 2023-09-16 00Z | 35.7°N 37.8°W | 55 | 988 | TS |
| 2023-09-16 06Z | 35.2°N 38.0°W | 55 | 990 | TS |
| 2023-09-16 12Z | 34.7°N 38.5°W | 50 | 993 | TS |
| 2023-09-16 18Z | 34.3°N 39.2°W | 45 | 996 | TS |
| 2023-09-17 00Z | 34.0°N 40.1°W | 40 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-09-17 06Z | 34.0°N 41.1°W | 35 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-09-17 12Z | 34.3°N 42.0°W | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-09-17 18Z | 34.7°N 43.0°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-09-18 00Z | 35.3°N 43.6°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-09-18 06Z | 36.0°N 43.8°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-18 12Z | 36.8°N 43.6°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2023-09-18 18Z | 37.8°N 42.7°W | 30 | 1009 | TD |