Daniel — 2024

A small low pressure area southwest of the southern tip of Baja California developed a closed circulation and became a tropical depression at 0000 UTC on 3 August 2024, about 1,270 nautical miles west‑southwest of Baja California. The system strengthened to a tropical storm about six hours later and moved slowly westward before turning northward and then northeastward under the influence of the larger Hurricane Carlotta to its north. Daniel persisted as a minimal tropical storm for a couple of days and the low‑level circulation dissipated around 0000 UTC on 6 August 2024. Daniel remained over open water for its entire life and produced no coastal watches or warnings. There were no landfalls associated with Daniel. The storm’s peak intensity was 35 knots (40 mph) with an estimated minimum central pressure of 1005 mb, reached near 1800 UTC on 4 August 2024. Daniel never strengthened beyond a minimal tropical storm and weakened back to a depression late on 5 August before dissipating. Because Daniel stayed well offshore, there were no reported storm surge measurements or notable rainfall impacts tied to the system in populated areas. No ship reports of tropical‑storm‑force winds were received. There were no reports of damage or casualties—direct or indirect—associated with Daniel. Noteworthy aspects include that Daniel was mentioned in the NHC Tropical Weather Outlook almost a week before formation but was not consistently forecast to form until shortly before genesis. Official track errors were slightly above the recent 5‑year mean, while intensity forecast errors were below the recent mean; overall the forecasts correctly anticipated that the system would remain weak and not intensify significantly.