2023 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Philippe Philippe · AL172023
Hurricane Philippe was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2023-09-23 to 2023-10-06 (13 days), peaking at 50 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 998 hPa. 292 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 216 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- AL172023
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2023-09-23 → 2023-10-06 (13 days)
- Peak wind
- 50 kt · 26 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 998 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 292
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 123 (48) | 235 (44) | 383 (40) | 762 (32) |
| ECMWF | 138 (48) | 223 (43) | 335 (36) | 578 (13) |
| ECMWF ENS | 132 (46) | 216 (42) | 315 (38) | 546 (27) |
| GFS | 194 (49) | 319 (45) | 451 (41) | 939 (33) |
| GEFS | 163 (49) | 280 (45) | 411 (41) | 794 (33) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-23 06Z | 15.5°N 36.6°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-23 12Z | 15.6°N 38.0°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-09-23 18Z | 15.7°N 39.1°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2023-09-24 00Z | 15.8°N 39.8°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-09-24 06Z | 16.0°N 40.5°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-09-24 12Z | 16.3°N 41.3°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-09-24 18Z | 16.6°N 42.0°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-09-25 00Z | 16.9°N 42.9°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-09-25 06Z | 17.1°N 43.8°W | 50 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-09-25 12Z | 17.1°N 44.8°W | 50 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-09-25 18Z | 17.1°N 46.2°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-09-26 00Z | 17.4°N 47.3°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-09-26 06Z | 17.5°N 48.5°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-09-26 12Z | 17.4°N 49.7°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-09-26 18Z | 17.1°N 50.8°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-09-27 00Z | 17.2°N 51.6°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-09-27 06Z | 17.4°N 52.3°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-09-27 12Z | 17.5°N 53.0°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-09-27 18Z | 17.8°N 53.7°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-09-28 00Z | 18.1°N 54.3°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-28 06Z | 18.5°N 54.5°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-28 12Z | 18.7°N 54.7°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-28 18Z | 18.6°N 54.8°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-29 00Z | 18.5°N 54.9°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-29 06Z | 18.4°N 55.0°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-29 12Z | 18.2°N 55.3°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-29 18Z | 18.0°N 55.6°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |
| 2023-09-30 00Z | 17.6°N 55.7°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-09-30 06Z | 17.2°N 55.8°W | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-09-30 12Z | 16.8°N 56.0°W | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-09-30 18Z | 16.4°N 56.3°W | 50 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-10-01 00Z | 16.1°N 56.7°W | 50 | 998 | TS |
| 2023-10-01 06Z | 16.0°N 57.5°W | 50 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-10-01 12Z | 16.0°N 58.4°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-10-01 18Z | 16.2°N 58.8°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-10-02 00Z | 16.5°N 59.0°W | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-10-02 06Z | 16.8°N 59.7°W | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-10-02 12Z | 16.9°N 60.5°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2023-10-02 18Z | 17.3°N 61.2°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-10-03 00Z | 17.6°N 61.9°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-10-03 06Z | 18.1°N 62.7°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2023-10-03 12Z | 18.6°N 63.6°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-10-03 18Z | 19.1°N 64.5°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-10-04 00Z | 19.5°N 65.2°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-10-04 06Z | 20.2°N 65.4°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-10-04 12Z | 21.2°N 65.6°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-10-04 18Z | 22.2°N 65.8°W | 35 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-10-05 00Z | 23.1°N 66.0°W | 35 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-10-05 06Z | 24.0°N 66.2°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-10-05 12Z | 25.1°N 66.3°W | 45 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-10-05 18Z | 26.4°N 66.1°W | 45 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-10-06 00Z | 27.6°N 66.0°W | 45 | 1004 | TS |
| 2023-10-06 06Z | 28.7°N 65.5°W | 45 | 1003 | TS |