2023 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Max Max · EP162023
Hurricane Max was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2023-10-08 to 2023-10-10 (2 days), peaking at 60 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 990 hPa. 85 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track.
- ATCF ID
- EP162023
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2023-10-08 → 2023-10-10 (2 days)
- Peak wind
- 60 kt · 31 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 990 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 85
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 91 (2) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF | 103 (2) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 89 (2) | — | — | — |
| GFS | 131 (2) | — | — | — |
| GEFS | 96 (2) | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-08 00Z | 13.8°N 99.9°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-10-08 06Z | 14.3°N 100.6°W | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-10-08 12Z | 14.9°N 101.2°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-10-08 18Z | 15.5°N 101.5°W | 30 | 1005 | TD |
| 2023-10-09 00Z | 16.1°N 101.6°W | 40 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-10-09 06Z | 16.5°N 101.5°W | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2023-10-09 12Z | 16.9°N 101.3°W | 55 | 994 | TS |
| 2023-10-09 18Z | 17.3°N 101.1°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2023-10-10 00Z | 17.9°N 100.8°W | 35 | 1000 | TS |