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July 24, 2026 - Hurricane Fausto Over the Eastern Pacific
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Hurricane Fausto was a strengthening storm over the eastern Pacific Ocean on July 22, 2026, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image.
The first hurricane in the eastern Pacific in 2026, Fausto became a tropical storm on July 20 and then strengthened into a hurricane late on that same day, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). By July 22, maximum sustained winds had reached 80 miles per hour (129 km/h), which placed the storm as a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It was located about 1,375 kilometers (854 miles) west southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and was moving to the northwest.
By 5:00 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC) on July 23, the NHC advised that Hurricane Fausto maximum sustained winds had reached 85 miles per hour (137 km/h). It continued on its north westward trend, heading towards the Hawaiian Islands. It was located about 1,845 kilometers (1,146 miles) west southwest of the southern tip of Baja California about 2,965 kilometers (1,840 miles) east of Hilo, Hawaii.
The hurricane is expected to move generally westward as it crosses into the Central Pacific basin. Hurricane Fausto is forecast to slowly weaken as the center of the storm moves towards the Hawaiian Islands, but the NHC states, “it is too early to discuss any potential impacts”.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 7/22/2026
Resolutions:
1km (1.3 MB), 500m (3.7 MB), 250m (5.5 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
Hurricane Fausto was a strengthening storm over the eastern Pacific Ocean on July 22, 2026, when the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image.
The first hurricane in the eastern Pacific in 2026, Fausto became a tropical storm on July 20 and then strengthened into a hurricane late on that same day, according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC). By July 22, maximum sustained winds had reached 80 miles per hour (129 km/h), which placed the storm as a Category 1 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. It was located about 1,375 kilometers (854 miles) west southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and was moving to the northwest.
By 5:00 p.m. EDT (2100 UTC) on July 23, the NHC advised that Hurricane Fausto maximum sustained winds had reached 85 miles per hour (137 km/h). It continued on its north westward trend, heading towards the Hawaiian Islands. It was located about 1,845 kilometers (1,146 miles) west southwest of the southern tip of Baja California about 2,965 kilometers (1,840 miles) east of Hilo, Hawaii.
The hurricane is expected to move generally westward as it crosses into the Central Pacific basin. Hurricane Fausto is forecast to slowly weaken as the center of the storm moves towards the Hawaiian Islands, but the NHC states, “it is too early to discuss any potential impacts”.
Image Facts
Satellite:
Terra
Date Acquired: 7/22/2026
Resolutions:
1km (1.3 MB), 500m (3.7 MB), 250m (5.5 MB)
Bands Used: 1,4,3
Image Credit:
MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC
