2023 tropical cyclone season · North Indian Ocean
Cyclone Tej Tej · IO052023
Cyclone Tej was tracked in the North Indian Ocean from 2023-10-19 to 2023-10-24 (5 days), peaking at 105 kt (H3) with a minimum pressure of 958 hPa. 76 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 74 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- IO052023
- Basin
- North Indian Ocean
- Tracked
- 2023-10-19 → 2023-10-24 (5 days)
- Peak wind
- 105 kt · 54 m/s · H3
- Minimum pressure
- 958 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 76
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 47 (12) | 74 (8) | 72 (4) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 47 (15) | 86 (11) | 85 (7) | — |
| GFS | 41 (12) | 103 (8) | 166 (4) | — |
| GEFS | 45 (12) | 79 (8) | 133 (4) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-10-19 06Z | 10.7°N 62.6°E | 15 | 1010 | TD |
| 2023-10-19 12Z | 10.2°N 62.4°E | 20 | 1007 | TD |
| 2023-10-19 18Z | 9.9°N 62.3°E | 25 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-10-20 00Z | 9.5°N 62.1°E | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-10-20 06Z | 9.3°N 61.6°E | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2023-10-20 12Z | 9.4°N 60.9°E | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-10-20 18Z | 9.7°N 59.8°E | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2023-10-21 00Z | 9.9°N 59.0°E | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2023-10-21 06Z | 10.2°N 58.1°E | 55 | 995 | TS |
| 2023-10-21 12Z | 10.7°N 57.4°E | 70 | 984 | H1 |
| 2023-10-21 18Z | 11.4°N 56.5°E | 105 | 958 | H3 |
| 2023-10-22 00Z | 12.1°N 55.8°E | 105 | 959 | H3 |
| 2023-10-22 06Z | 12.7°N 55.0°E | 100 | 962 | H3 |
| 2023-10-22 12Z | 13.4°N 54.3°E | 100 | 961 | H3 |
| 2023-10-22 18Z | 13.9°N 53.8°E | 105 | 960 | H3 |
| 2023-10-23 00Z | 14.2°N 53.2°E | 85 | 976 | H2 |
| 2023-10-23 06Z | 14.7°N 52.8°E | 80 | 980 | H1 |
| 2023-10-23 12Z | 15.3°N 52.6°E | 70 | 982 | H1 |
| 2023-10-23 18Z | 15.7°N 52.3°E | 65 | 986 | H1 |
| 2023-10-24 00Z | 15.8°N 52.4°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2023-10-24 06Z | 15.7°N 51.7°E | 30 | 997 | TD |
| 2023-10-24 12Z | 16.5°N 51.5°E | 20 | 1001 | TD |