2023 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Ophelia Ophelia · AL162023
Hurricane Ophelia was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2023-09-21 to 2023-09-24 (3 days), peaking at 60 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 981 hPa. 67 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track.
- ATCF ID
- AL162023
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2023-09-21 → 2023-09-24 (3 days)
- Peak wind
- 60 kt · 31 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 981 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 67
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 35 (1) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF | 56 (1) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 59 (1) | — | — | — |
| GFS | 69 (1) | — | — | — |
| GEFS | 84 (1) | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-21 12Z | 28.5°N 76.0°W | 30 | 1012 | TD |
| 2023-09-21 18Z | 29.0°N 75.6°W | 30 | 1012 | TD |
| 2023-09-22 00Z | 29.5°N 75.3°W | 35 | 1008 | TS |
| 2023-09-22 06Z | 30.3°N 75.1°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-22 12Z | 31.6°N 75.5°W | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2023-09-22 18Z | 32.7°N 76.1°W | 60 | 989 | TS |
| 2023-09-23 00Z | 33.3°N 76.6°W | 60 | 983 | TS |
| 2023-09-23 06Z | 33.8°N 77.1°W | 60 | 981 | TS |
| 2023-09-23 12Z | 35.1°N 77.1°W | 50 | 982 | TS |
| 2023-09-23 18Z | 36.3°N 77.5°W | 40 | 997 | TS |
| 2023-09-24 00Z | 36.8°N 77.6°W | 30 | 1002 | TD |
| 2023-09-24 06Z | 37.2°N 77.6°W | 25 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-09-24 12Z | 37.9°N 77.4°W | 20 | 1009 | TD |
| 2023-09-24 18Z | 38.9°N 76.9°W | 20 | 1010 | TD |