Tropical Storm Fay — 2026

Atlantic. Peak winds 70 mph (60 kt). Tropical cyclone: Sep 19 – Sep 29, 2026 (UTC).

By the numbers

"Peak winds" means the strongest sustained wind NHC estimated at any point in the storm's life, averaged over one minute, not gusts. ACE adds up a storm's wind strength every six hours while it is at least a tropical storm, so a long-lived strong storm scores far higher than a brief weak one.

How it ended

The National Hurricane Center issued its last advisory on Fay, number 39, at Sep 29, 21:00 UTC. That advisory was titled "Post-Tropical Cyclone Fay".

In that advisory's own words (in English):This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service, under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01 KWBC, and online at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.php

NHC's best track ends at Sep 29, 18:00 UTC, with the system classed as a remnant low.

Landfalls are not listed here: NHC's operational track does not record them reliably. NHC's Tropical Cyclone Report will.

Timeline

Times are UTC. Status changes come from NHC's best track, which records the storm every six hours.

1. Sep 19, 12:00 UTC Formed as a tropical depression
2. Sep 19, 15:00 UTC First NHC advisory ("Tropical Depression Six")
3. Sep 20, 06:00 UTC Strengthened into a tropical storm
4. Sep 21, 00:00 UTC Peak intensity: 70 mph (60 kt), 995 mb
5. Sep 22, 12:00 UTC Weakened to a tropical depression
6. Sep 23, 00:00 UTC No longer a tropical cyclone: classed as a remnant low
7. Sep 23, 18:00 UTC Became a tropical depression again
8. Sep 29, 18:00 UTC No longer a tropical cyclone: classed as a remnant low
9. Sep 29, 21:00 UTC Last advisory, from the National Hurricane Center

Track

The 2026 season so far · NHC's archive of every advisory on Fay