2024 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Pulasan Pulasan · WP152024
Typhoon Pulasan was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2024-09-15 to 2024-09-24 (10 days), peaking at 55 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 979 hPa. 100 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 101 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP152024
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2024-09-15 → 2024-09-24 (10 days)
- Peak wind
- 55 kt · 28 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 979 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 100
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 115 (8) | 101 (3) | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 102 (8) | 178 (4) | — | — |
| GFS | 139 (8) | 144 (4) | — | — |
| GEFS | 120 (8) | 205 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-15 12Z | 13.4°N 143.9°E | 25 | 1004 | TD |
| 2024-09-15 18Z | 14.1°N 143.3°E | 30 | 1000 | TD |
| 2024-09-16 00Z | 14.9°N 142.9°E | 30 | 997 | TD |
| 2024-09-16 06Z | 16.0°N 142.1°E | 30 | 992 | TD |
| 2024-09-16 12Z | 16.8°N 141.2°E | 35 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-09-16 18Z | 17.4°N 139.7°E | 40 | 991 | TS |
| 2024-09-17 00Z | 18.1°N 137.8°E | 45 | 989 | TS |
| 2024-09-17 06Z | 19.8°N 136.1°E | 50 | 982 | TS |
| 2024-09-17 12Z | 21.4°N 134.5°E | 55 | 980 | TS |
| 2024-09-17 18Z | 22.3°N 133.3°E | 50 | 980 | TS |
| 2024-09-18 00Z | 23.3°N 132.1°E | 40 | 982 | TS |
| 2024-09-18 06Z | 24.5°N 130.3°E | 40 | 979 | TS |
| 2024-09-18 12Z | 25.8°N 128.6°E | 45 | 980 | TS |
| 2024-09-18 18Z | 27.1°N 126.8°E | 40 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-09-19 00Z | 28.3°N 125.2°E | 40 | 989 | TS |
| 2024-09-19 06Z | 29.4°N 123.7°E | 35 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-09-19 12Z | 30.5°N 122.3°E | 30 | 995 | TD |
| 2024-09-19 18Z | 30.9°N 121.5°E | 30 | 997 | TD |
| 2024-09-20 00Z | 32.0°N 120.2°E | 25 | 998 | TD |
| 2024-09-20 06Z | 32.6°N 120.5°E | 30 | 996 | TD |
| 2024-09-20 12Z | 33.0°N 120.8°E | 30 | 981 | TD |
| 2024-09-20 18Z | 33.2°N 121.4°E | 30 | 979 | TD |
| 2024-09-21 00Z | 33.4°N 122.7°E | 30 | 979 | TD |
| 2024-09-21 06Z | 33.9°N 124.5°E | 30 | 982 | TD |
| 2024-09-21 12Z | 34.6°N 128.3°E | 35 | 996 | TS |