2024 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Hector Hector · EP082024
Hurricane Hector was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2024-08-22 to 2024-08-29 (6 days), peaking at 50 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 998 hPa. 126 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was GEFS, 44 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- EP082024
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2024-08-22 → 2024-08-29 (6 days)
- Peak wind
- 50 kt · 26 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 998 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 126
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 41 (8) | 49 (4) | — | — |
| ECMWF | 43 (9) | 80 (5) | 194 (1) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 47 (10) | 91 (6) | 171 (2) | — |
| GFS | 48 (10) | 75 (6) | 93 (2) | — |
| GEFS | 36 (10) | 44 (6) | 28 (2) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-22 18Z | 14.0°N 111.9°W | 30 | 1009 | TD |
| 2024-08-23 00Z | 13.9°N 112.3°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-08-23 06Z | 13.9°N 112.8°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-08-23 12Z | 14.1°N 113.5°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-08-23 18Z | 14.5°N 114.2°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-08-24 00Z | 15.0°N 114.8°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-08-24 06Z | 15.5°N 115.4°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-08-24 12Z | 15.8°N 116.3°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-08-24 18Z | 16.0°N 117.4°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-08-25 00Z | 16.1°N 118.6°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-08-25 06Z | 16.1°N 119.9°W | 30 | 1005 | TD |
| 2024-08-25 12Z | 16.0°N 121.0°W | 35 | 1004 | TS |
| 2024-08-25 18Z | 15.9°N 121.9°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2024-08-26 00Z | 15.9°N 122.7°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2024-08-26 06Z | 16.0°N 123.6°W | 40 | 1001 | TS |
| 2024-08-26 12Z | 16.2°N 124.5°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-08-26 18Z | 16.5°N 125.4°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-08-27 00Z | 16.9°N 126.2°W | 50 | 998 | TS |
| 2024-08-27 06Z | 17.2°N 127.2°W | 50 | 998 | TS |
| 2024-08-27 12Z | 17.4°N 128.2°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-08-27 18Z | 17.5°N 129.3°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-08-28 00Z | 17.6°N 130.3°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-08-28 06Z | 17.6°N 131.2°W | 45 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-08-28 12Z | 17.6°N 132.1°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2024-08-28 18Z | 17.5°N 133.0°W | 40 | 1004 | TS |
| 2024-08-29 00Z | 17.2°N 133.8°W | 35 | 1006 | TS |