2024 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Soulik Soulik · WP162024
Typhoon Soulik was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2024-09-15 to 2024-09-20 (6 days), peaking at 35 kt (TS) with a minimum pressure of 989 hPa. 59 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track.
- ATCF ID
- WP162024
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2024-09-15 → 2024-09-20 (6 days)
- Peak wind
- 35 kt · 18 m/s · TS
- Minimum pressure
- 989 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 59
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 124 (2) | — | — | — |
| ECMWF ENS | 122 (2) | — | — | — |
| GFS | 143 (2) | — | — | — |
| GEFS | 119 (2) | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-18 00Z | 17.8°N 114.7°E | 15 | 1010 | TD |
| 2024-09-18 06Z | 17.7°N 113.5°E | 25 | 1004 | TD |
| 2024-09-18 12Z | 17.4°N 111.8°E | 25 | 996 | TD |
| 2024-09-18 18Z | 17.2°N 110.1°E | 30 | 992 | TD |
| 2024-09-19 00Z | 17.0°N 108.5°E | 30 | 991 | TD |
| 2024-09-19 06Z | 17.0°N 107.0°E | 35 | 989 | TS |
| 2024-09-19 12Z | 17.1°N 106.0°E | 25 | 991 | TD |
| 2024-09-19 18Z | 17.2°N 104.9°E | 20 | 993 | TD |