2024 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Kristy Kristy · EP122024
Hurricane Kristy was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2024-10-21 to 2024-10-29 (8 days), peaking at 140 kt (H5) with a minimum pressure of 926 hPa. 142 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 53 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- EP122024
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2024-10-21 → 2024-10-29 (8 days)
- Peak wind
- 140 kt · 72 m/s · H5
- Minimum pressure
- 926 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 142
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 39 (19) | 63 (15) | 122 (11) | 231 (3) |
| ECMWF | 33 (20) | 53 (16) | 113 (12) | 230 (2) |
| ECMWF ENS | 31 (20) | 56 (16) | 126 (12) | 378 (4) |
| GFS | 60 (20) | 89 (16) | 103 (12) | 208 (4) |
| GEFS | 61 (20) | 83 (16) | 108 (12) | 348 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-21 12Z | 13.5°N 100.0°W | 30 | 1005 | TD |
| 2024-10-21 18Z | 13.4°N 101.4°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2024-10-22 00Z | 13.7°N 102.7°W | 40 | 1003 | TS |
| 2024-10-22 06Z | 14.2°N 104.1°W | 45 | 1001 | TS |
| 2024-10-22 12Z | 14.5°N 105.8°W | 50 | 997 | TS |
| 2024-10-22 18Z | 14.6°N 107.6°W | 60 | 993 | TS |
| 2024-10-23 00Z | 14.7°N 109.2°W | 70 | 983 | H1 |
| 2024-10-23 06Z | 14.5°N 111.1°W | 85 | 973 | H2 |
| 2024-10-23 12Z | 14.4°N 113.0°W | 105 | 958 | H3 |
| 2024-10-23 18Z | 14.1°N 114.7°W | 125 | 942 | H4 |
| 2024-10-24 00Z | 14.2°N 116.4°W | 135 | 936 | H4 |
| 2024-10-24 06Z | 14.1°N 118.2°W | 130 | 938 | H4 |
| 2024-10-24 12Z | 14.0°N 119.7°W | 135 | 932 | H4 |
| 2024-10-24 18Z | 14.1°N 121.0°W | 140 | 926 | H5 |
| 2024-10-25 00Z | 14.3°N 122.2°W | 140 | 926 | H5 |
| 2024-10-25 06Z | 14.9°N 123.4°W | 130 | 932 | H4 |
| 2024-10-25 12Z | 15.5°N 124.3°W | 115 | 948 | H4 |
| 2024-10-25 18Z | 16.2°N 125.4°W | 105 | 958 | H3 |
| 2024-10-26 00Z | 17.1°N 126.4°W | 95 | 965 | H2 |
| 2024-10-26 06Z | 18.1°N 127.2°W | 85 | 972 | H2 |
| 2024-10-26 12Z | 19.2°N 128.1°W | 70 | 982 | H1 |
| 2024-10-26 18Z | 20.2°N 128.9°W | 60 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-10-27 00Z | 21.1°N 129.3°W | 55 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-10-27 06Z | 21.7°N 129.5°W | 50 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-10-27 12Z | 22.5°N 129.6°W | 45 | 1003 | TS |
| 2024-10-27 18Z | 22.5°N 129.7°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2024-10-28 00Z | 22.3°N 130.2°W | 35 | 1007 | TS |
| 2024-10-28 06Z | 21.8°N 130.8°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-10-28 12Z | 21.1°N 131.6°W | 30 | 1009 | TD |
| 2024-10-28 18Z | 20.6°N 132.8°W | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2024-10-29 00Z | 19.7°N 134.1°W | 25 | 1009 | TD |