2024 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Prapiroon Prapiroon · WP042024
Typhoon Prapiroon was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2024-07-15 to 2024-07-25 (10 days), peaking at 60 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 981 hPa. 86 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 61 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP042024
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2024-07-15 → 2024-07-25 (10 days)
- Peak wind
- 60 kt · 31 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 981 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 86
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 49 (11) | 61 (7) | 91 (1) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 57 (11) | 78 (9) | 122 (5) | — |
| GFS | 63 (11) | 138 (7) | 179 (3) | — |
| GEFS | 75 (11) | 143 (7) | 233 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-07-15 12Z | 7.7°N 129.7°E | 10 | 1010 | TD |
| 2024-07-15 18Z | 8.9°N 128.6°E | 10 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-07-16 00Z | 9.7°N 127.8°E | 15 | 1006 | TD |
| 2024-07-16 06Z | 10.1°N 127.4°E | 15 | 1004 | TD |
| 2024-07-16 12Z | 10.5°N 127.0°E | 15 | 1002 | TD |
| 2024-07-16 18Z | 10.8°N 126.8°E | 15 | 1001 | TD |
| 2024-07-17 00Z | 11.1°N 126.7°E | 15 | 1001 | TD |
| 2024-07-17 06Z | 11.4°N 126.3°E | 15 | 1001 | TD |
| 2024-07-17 12Z | 11.7°N 125.7°E | 15 | 1003 | TD |
| 2024-07-17 18Z | 12.1°N 124.0°E | 15 | 1003 | TD |
| 2024-07-18 00Z | 12.5°N 122.5°E | 20 | 1003 | TD |
| 2024-07-18 06Z | 12.6°N 121.7°E | 20 | 1002 | TD |
| 2024-07-18 12Z | 12.8°N 121.0°E | 25 | 1001 | TD |
| 2024-07-18 18Z | 13.1°N 120.0°E | 25 | 1000 | TD |
| 2024-07-19 00Z | 13.5°N 119.1°E | 25 | 999 | TD |
| 2024-07-19 06Z | 14.1°N 117.8°E | 25 | 998 | TD |
| 2024-07-19 12Z | 14.6°N 116.8°E | 25 | 997 | TD |
| 2024-07-19 18Z | 15.0°N 115.8°E | 30 | 994 | TD |
| 2024-07-20 00Z | 15.6°N 114.6°E | 30 | 994 | TD |
| 2024-07-20 06Z | 15.9°N 113.8°E | 35 | 991 | TS |
| 2024-07-20 12Z | 16.2°N 112.9°E | 35 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-07-20 18Z | 16.0°N 111.7°E | 35 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-07-21 00Z | 16.3°N 111.5°E | 35 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-07-21 06Z | 17.2°N 111.2°E | 35 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-07-21 12Z | 18.0°N 110.8°E | 35 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-07-21 18Z | 18.9°N 110.3°E | 40 | 989 | TS |
| 2024-07-22 00Z | 19.6°N 109.2°E | 35 | 988 | TS |
| 2024-07-22 06Z | 20.1°N 108.7°E | 50 | 988 | TS |
| 2024-07-22 12Z | 20.3°N 108.3°E | 60 | 981 | TS |
| 2024-07-22 18Z | 21.1°N 107.9°E | 50 | 983 | TS |
| 2024-07-23 00Z | 21.4°N 107.6°E | 40 | 985 | TS |
| 2024-07-23 06Z | 21.6°N 107.4°E | 30 | 987 | TD |
| 2024-07-23 12Z | 21.8°N 107.2°E | 20 | 988 | TD |