2024 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Son-Tinh Son-Tinh · WP072024
Typhoon Son-Tinh was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2024-08-10 to 2024-08-18 (8 days), peaking at 40 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 983 hPa. 57 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 71 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP072024
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2024-08-10 → 2024-08-18 (8 days)
- Peak wind
- 40 kt · 21 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 983 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 57
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 40 (7) | 71 (6) | 133 (3) | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 32 (8) | 96 (7) | 162 (3) | — |
| GFS | 56 (5) | 154 (1) | — | — |
| GEFS | 57 (5) | 151 (1) | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-10 18Z | 26.9°N 154.4°E | 25 | 1004 | TD |
| 2024-08-11 00Z | 27.1°N 154.9°E | 30 | 1000 | TD |
| 2024-08-11 06Z | 28.0°N 155.2°E | 35 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-08-11 12Z | 28.9°N 155.0°E | 35 | 990 | TS |
| 2024-08-11 18Z | 30.2°N 154.4°E | 40 | 987 | TS |
| 2024-08-12 00Z | 31.5°N 153.2°E | 40 | 989 | TS |
| 2024-08-12 06Z | 32.4°N 151.6°E | 40 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-08-12 12Z | 33.0°N 150.5°E | 40 | 994 | TS |
| 2024-08-12 18Z | 34.3°N 149.3°E | 40 | 993 | TS |
| 2024-08-13 00Z | 35.3°N 147.9°E | 35 | 995 | TS |
| 2024-08-13 06Z | 36.0°N 146.9°E | 30 | 998 | TD |
| 2024-08-13 12Z | 37.1°N 146.0°E | 25 | 996 | TD |
| 2024-08-13 18Z | 38.6°N 145.6°E | 25 | 984 | TD |
| 2024-08-14 00Z | 39.9°N 145.8°E | 25 | 983 | TD |
| 2024-08-14 06Z | 41.7°N 146.6°E | 25 | 983 | TD |
| 2024-08-14 12Z | 43.4°N 148.1°E | 20 | 984 | TD |
| 2024-08-14 18Z | 44.6°N 150.4°E | 20 | 985 | TD |