2024 tropical cyclone season · Southern Hemisphere
Cyclone Gamane Gamane · SH202024
Cyclone Gamane was tracked in the Southern Hemisphere from 2024-03-21 to 2024-04-01 (11 days), peaking at 85 kt (H2) with a minimum pressure of 971 hPa. 36 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was GEFS, 341 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- SH202024
- Basin
- Southern Hemisphere
- Tracked
- 2024-03-21 → 2024-04-01 (11 days)
- Peak wind
- 85 kt · 44 m/s · H2
- Minimum pressure
- 971 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 36
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFS | 189 (7) | 343 (3) | — | — |
| GEFS | 165 (7) | 341 (3) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-24 06Z | 12.1°S 53.9°E | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-03-24 12Z | 12.3°S 53.3°E | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-03-24 18Z | 12.6°S 52.7°E | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-03-25 00Z | 12.7°S 52.2°E | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-03-25 06Z | 12.7°S 51.7°E | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-03-25 12Z | 12.7°S 51.4°E | 30 | 1005 | TD |
| 2024-03-25 18Z | 12.7°S 51.1°E | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2024-03-26 00Z | 12.7°S 50.8°E | 40 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-03-26 06Z | 12.5°S 50.6°E | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2024-03-26 12Z | 12.5°S 50.7°E | 60 | 988 | TS |
| 2024-03-26 18Z | 12.8°S 50.4°E | 65 | 988 | H1 |
| 2024-03-27 00Z | 12.9°S 50.0°E | 85 | 971 | H2 |
| 2024-03-27 06Z | 12.9°S 49.7°E | 80 | 978 | H1 |
| 2024-03-27 12Z | 13.2°S 49.3°E | 55 | 991 | TS |
| 2024-03-27 18Z | 13.4°S 48.9°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2024-03-28 00Z | 13.5°S 48.1°E | 35 | 1003 | TS |
| 2024-03-28 06Z | 13.4°S 47.3°E | 30 | 1005 | TD |
| 2024-03-28 12Z | 13.9°S 47.3°E | 25 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-03-28 18Z | 14.1°S 47.5°E | 20 | 1011 | TD |
| 2024-03-29 00Z | 14.3°S 47.7°E | 20 | 1011 | TD |
| 2024-03-29 06Z | 14.6°S 48.1°E | 15 | 1013 | TD |