Hurricane Gilma (2024)
- August 2024
- Category 4 peak
Gilma came within 402 km of Hawaii, passing to the east as a tropical depression on 29 August 2024. It had peaked far out at sea at 115 kt and was weakening as it neared the islands. At 12:00 UTC on 28 August 2024 the official forecast had it passing within 3 km of Kauai about 72 hours later — considerably closer than it eventually came.
Replay the forecasts, advisory by advisory
- Peak intensity
- 115 kt (132 mph) Category 4
- Lowest pressure
- 950 mb
- Closest pass
- 402 km (250 mi) from Hawaii
- When
- 29 August 2024
- Distance from Honolulu
- 716 km (445 mi)
- Lifetime
- 12 days 18 August 2024 – 29 August 2024
- Official forecasts
- 47
- Approached from the
- east
The closest pass
At its closest, Gilma was 402 km (250 mi) from Hawaii on 29 August 2024, as a tropical depression with 30 kt (35 mph) winds, approaching from the east.
The forecasts
The archive holds 47 official forecast packages for Gilma, issued between 18 August 2024 and 30 August 2024. The replay shows each one as it stood at the moment it was issued — not the track we know now.
| Lead time | Mean track error |
|---|---|
| 24 h | 27 nm |
| 48 h | 47 nm |
| 72 h | 68 nm |