2024 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Krathon Krathon · WP202024
Typhoon Krathon was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2024-09-26 to 2024-10-03 (8 days), peaking at 135 kt (H4) with a minimum pressure of 922 hPa. 127 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF ENS, 83 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP202024
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2024-09-26 → 2024-10-03 (8 days)
- Peak wind
- 135 kt · 69 m/s · H4
- Minimum pressure
- 922 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 127
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 39 (22) | 88 (18) | 193 (14) | 434 (3) |
| ECMWF ENS | 39 (22) | 83 (18) | 163 (14) | 342 (6) |
| GFS | 59 (22) | 143 (18) | 248 (14) | 448 (6) |
| GEFS | 62 (22) | 154 (18) | 319 (14) | 765 (6) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-26 00Z | 24.1°N 128.2°E | 15 | 1010 | TD |
| 2024-09-26 06Z | 22.9°N 127.9°E | 15 | 1010 | TD |
| 2024-09-26 12Z | 21.8°N 127.5°E | 20 | 1009 | TD |
| 2024-09-26 18Z | 21.3°N 127.3°E | 20 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-09-27 00Z | 20.8°N 127.0°E | 20 | 998 | TD |
| 2024-09-27 06Z | 20.3°N 126.5°E | 25 | 994 | TD |
| 2024-09-27 12Z | 19.7°N 125.9°E | 25 | 997 | TD |
| 2024-09-27 18Z | 19.4°N 125.6°E | 30 | 995 | TD |
| 2024-09-28 00Z | 19.0°N 125.3°E | 35 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-09-28 06Z | 18.9°N 125.2°E | 50 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-09-28 12Z | 18.7°N 125.1°E | 55 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-09-28 18Z | 18.6°N 124.9°E | 60 | 987 | TS |
| 2024-09-29 00Z | 18.7°N 124.4°E | 70 | 979 | H1 |
| 2024-09-29 06Z | 19.4°N 123.7°E | 85 | 970 | H2 |
| 2024-09-29 12Z | 19.7°N 123.2°E | 100 | 957 | H3 |
| 2024-09-29 18Z | 19.9°N 122.5°E | 115 | 940 | H4 |
| 2024-09-30 00Z | 20.2°N 122.1°E | 120 | 935 | H4 |
| 2024-09-30 06Z | 20.5°N 121.3°E | 125 | 933 | H4 |
| 2024-09-30 12Z | 20.5°N 120.3°E | 125 | 932 | H4 |
| 2024-09-30 18Z | 20.6°N 119.9°E | 135 | 922 | H4 |
| 2024-10-01 00Z | 20.7°N 119.6°E | 130 | 926 | H4 |
| 2024-10-01 06Z | 21.0°N 119.4°E | 125 | 931 | H4 |
| 2024-10-01 12Z | 21.3°N 119.3°E | 120 | 934 | H4 |
| 2024-10-01 18Z | 21.4°N 119.2°E | 105 | 950 | H3 |
| 2024-10-02 00Z | 21.6°N 119.3°E | 100 | 956 | H3 |
| 2024-10-02 06Z | 21.9°N 119.4°E | 95 | 961 | H2 |
| 2024-10-02 12Z | 22.0°N 119.5°E | 90 | 963 | H2 |
| 2024-10-02 18Z | 22.3°N 119.7°E | 85 | 966 | H2 |
| 2024-10-03 00Z | 22.4°N 120.0°E | 75 | 972 | H1 |
| 2024-10-03 06Z | 22.6°N 120.4°E | 70 | 978 | H1 |
| 2024-10-03 12Z | 22.6°N 120.7°E | 45 | 993 | TS |
| 2024-10-03 18Z | 22.6°N 121.0°E | 20 | 1002 | TD |