2024 tropical cyclone season · western North Pacific
Typhoon Usagi Usagi · WP272024
Typhoon Usagi was tracked in the western North Pacific from 2024-11-09 to 2024-11-16 (8 days), peaking at 130 kt (H4) with a minimum pressure of 934 hPa. 117 archived forecasts from ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was ECMWF, 77 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- WP272024
- Basin
- western North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2024-11-09 → 2024-11-16 (8 days)
- Peak wind
- 130 kt · 67 m/s · H4
- Minimum pressure
- 934 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 117
- Sources
- ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF | 35 (18) | 77 (14) | 160 (10) | 128 (1) |
| ECMWF ENS | 37 (19) | 91 (15) | 186 (11) | 197 (3) |
| GFS | 57 (18) | 103 (14) | 152 (10) | 374 (2) |
| GEFS | 46 (18) | 84 (14) | 121 (10) | 233 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-09 18Z | 7.9°N 147.8°E | 15 | 1010 | TD |
| 2024-11-10 00Z | 8.8°N 145.9°E | 20 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-11-10 06Z | 9.6°N 144.3°E | 20 | 1008 | TD |
| 2024-11-10 12Z | 10.6°N 142.5°E | 20 | 1007 | TD |
| 2024-11-10 18Z | 11.3°N 141.0°E | 25 | 1005 | TD |
| 2024-11-11 00Z | 11.9°N 139.5°E | 25 | 1004 | TD |
| 2024-11-11 06Z | 12.4°N 138.2°E | 30 | 1002 | TD |
| 2024-11-11 12Z | 12.5°N 136.5°E | 35 | 1000 | TS |
| 2024-11-11 18Z | 12.9°N 134.8°E | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2024-11-12 00Z | 13.4°N 133.3°E | 50 | 999 | TS |
| 2024-11-12 06Z | 13.8°N 131.8°E | 55 | 996 | TS |
| 2024-11-12 12Z | 14.3°N 130.4°E | 60 | 991 | TS |
| 2024-11-12 18Z | 14.7°N 129.0°E | 65 | 986 | H1 |
| 2024-11-13 00Z | 15.1°N 127.8°E | 70 | 985 | H1 |
| 2024-11-13 06Z | 15.6°N 126.5°E | 85 | 976 | H2 |
| 2024-11-13 12Z | 16.2°N 125.2°E | 115 | 949 | H4 |
| 2024-11-13 18Z | 16.7°N 123.9°E | 130 | 934 | H4 |
| 2024-11-14 00Z | 17.2°N 123.1°E | 125 | 939 | H4 |
| 2024-11-14 06Z | 17.9°N 122.1°E | 100 | 962 | H3 |
| 2024-11-14 12Z | 18.8°N 121.4°E | 75 | 980 | H1 |
| 2024-11-14 18Z | 19.7°N 120.6°E | 70 | 983 | H1 |
| 2024-11-15 00Z | 20.4°N 119.9°E | 70 | 983 | H1 |
| 2024-11-15 06Z | 21.1°N 119.4°E | 55 | 992 | TS |
| 2024-11-15 12Z | 21.7°N 119.5°E | 40 | 999 | TS |
| 2024-11-15 18Z | 22.2°N 119.7°E | 35 | 1001 | TS |
| 2024-11-16 00Z | 22.8°N 120.3°E | 30 | 1002 | TD |
| 2024-11-16 06Z | 22.3°N 120.5°E | 25 | 1003 | TD |
| 2024-11-16 12Z | 21.6°N 120.5°E | 20 | 1004 | TD |