2024 tropical cyclone season · North Atlantic
Hurricane Francine Francine · AL062024
Hurricane Francine was tracked in the North Atlantic from 2024-09-08 to 2024-09-14 (5 days), peaking at 85 kt (H2) with a minimum pressure of 974 hPa. 122 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was GFS, 55 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- AL062024
- Basin
- North Atlantic
- Tracked
- 2024-09-08 → 2024-09-14 (5 days)
- Peak wind
- 85 kt · 44 m/s · H2
- Minimum pressure
- 974 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 122
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 48 (9) | 97 (5) | 87 (1) | — |
| ECMWF | 48 (9) | 107 (5) | 113 (1) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 45 (9) | 108 (5) | 165 (1) | — |
| GFS | 41 (9) | 55 (5) | 183 (1) | — |
| GEFS | 40 (9) | 59 (5) | 189 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-08 18Z | 21.4°N 94.5°W | 45 | 1003 | TS |
| 2024-09-09 00Z | 22.0°N 94.8°W | 45 | 1003 | TS |
| 2024-09-09 06Z | 22.7°N 95.1°W | 45 | 1003 | TS |
| 2024-09-09 12Z | 23.2°N 95.5°W | 45 | 1002 | TS |
| 2024-09-09 18Z | 23.7°N 95.9°W | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-09-10 00Z | 23.9°N 96.1°W | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-09-10 06Z | 24.1°N 96.2°W | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-09-10 12Z | 24.5°N 95.8°W | 55 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-09-10 18Z | 25.3°N 95.3°W | 55 | 987 | TS |
| 2024-09-11 00Z | 26.0°N 94.7°W | 65 | 982 | H1 |
| 2024-09-11 06Z | 26.6°N 94.1°W | 80 | 977 | H1 |
| 2024-09-11 12Z | 27.5°N 93.2°W | 80 | 976 | H1 |
| 2024-09-11 18Z | 28.6°N 92.1°W | 85 | 974 | H2 |
| 2024-09-12 00Z | 29.6°N 90.9°W | 70 | 980 | H1 |
| 2024-09-12 06Z | 30.5°N 90.3°W | 45 | 988 | TS |
| 2024-09-12 12Z | 31.8°N 90.1°W | 30 | 995 | TD |
| 2024-09-12 18Z | 33.4°N 89.7°W | 25 | 996 | TD |
| 2024-09-13 00Z | 34.7°N 90.5°W | 25 | 998 | TD |
| 2024-09-13 06Z | 35.4°N 90.9°W | 20 | 1001 | TD |
| 2024-09-13 12Z | 35.9°N 91.5°W | 15 | 1005 | TD |
| 2024-09-13 18Z | 35.7°N 92.0°W | 15 | 1009 | TD |
| 2024-09-14 00Z | 34.9°N 91.7°W | 15 | 1009 | TD |