2026 tropical cyclone season · eastern North Pacific
Hurricane Fausto Fausto · EP062026
Hurricane Fausto was tracked in the eastern North Pacific from 2026-07-16 to 2026-07-29 (13 days), peaking at 90 kt (H2) with a minimum pressure of 967 hPa. 312 archived forecasts from NHC, ECMWF, ECMWF ENS, GFS, GEFS, Google DeepMind are verified against its best track; at 48 hours the closest was Google DeepMind, 46 km off on average.
- ATCF ID
- EP062026
- Basin
- eastern North Pacific
- Tracked
- 2026-07-16 → 2026-07-29 (13 days)
- Peak wind
- 90 kt · 46 m/s · H2
- Minimum pressure
- 967 hPa
- Archived forecasts
- 312
- Sources
- NHC · ECMWF · ECMWF ENS · GFS · GEFS · Google DeepMind
Forecast track error (km)
| Source | 24 h | 48 h | 72 h | 120 h |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NHC | 48 (38) | 54 (34) | 58 (30) | 105 (22) |
| ECMWF | 47 (38) | 71 (34) | 81 (30) | 118 (20) |
| ECMWF ENS | 41 (38) | 63 (34) | 69 (30) | 100 (20) |
| GFS | 57 (38) | 85 (34) | 124 (30) | 298 (22) |
| GEFS | 59 (38) | 85 (34) | 113 (30) | 207 (22) |
| Google DeepMind | 35 (38) | 46 (34) | 57 (30) | 142 (22) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-16 18Z | 8.2°N 100.1°W | 20 | — | TD |
| 2026-07-17 00Z | 8.5°N 101.1°W | 20 | — | TD |
| 2026-07-17 06Z | 8.9°N 102.2°W | 20 | — | TD |
| 2026-07-17 12Z | 9.3°N 103.3°W | 20 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-07-17 18Z | 9.7°N 104.2°W | 20 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-07-18 00Z | 10.0°N 104.9°W | 20 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-07-18 06Z | 10.2°N 105.6°W | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-07-18 12Z | 10.5°N 106.4°W | 25 | 1009 | TD |
| 2026-07-18 18Z | 10.8°N 107.5°W | 25 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-07-19 00Z | 11.2°N 108.7°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |
| 2026-07-19 06Z | 11.7°N 109.7°W | 30 | 1007 | TD |
| 2026-07-19 12Z | 12.0°N 110.9°W | 30 | 1006 | TD |
| 2026-07-19 18Z | 12.2°N 112.1°W | 35 | 1005 | TS |
| 2026-07-20 00Z | 12.5°N 113.6°W | 40 | 1002 | TS |
| 2026-07-20 06Z | 12.8°N 115.0°W | 45 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-07-20 12Z | 13.4°N 115.9°W | 50 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-07-20 18Z | 13.9°N 116.3°W | 60 | 991 | TS |
| 2026-07-21 00Z | 14.4°N 117.0°W | 65 | 988 | H1 |
| 2026-07-21 06Z | 15.1°N 117.6°W | 70 | 985 | H1 |
| 2026-07-21 12Z | 16.0°N 118.4°W | 65 | 986 | H1 |
| 2026-07-21 18Z | 16.4°N 119.3°W | 65 | 987 | H1 |
| 2026-07-22 00Z | 16.5°N 119.8°W | 70 | 984 | H1 |
| 2026-07-22 06Z | 16.6°N 120.4°W | 75 | 981 | H1 |
| 2026-07-22 12Z | 16.9°N 121.0°W | 70 | 983 | H1 |
| 2026-07-22 18Z | 17.1°N 121.5°W | 70 | 983 | H1 |
| 2026-07-23 00Z | 17.4°N 122.4°W | 70 | 982 | H1 |
| 2026-07-23 06Z | 17.7°N 123.6°W | 70 | 982 | H1 |
| 2026-07-23 12Z | 17.9°N 124.8°W | 70 | 982 | H1 |
| 2026-07-23 18Z | 18.1°N 126.2°W | 75 | 980 | H1 |
| 2026-07-24 00Z | 18.2°N 127.7°W | 80 | 976 | H1 |
| 2026-07-24 06Z | 18.5°N 129.2°W | 80 | 976 | H1 |
| 2026-07-24 12Z | 18.5°N 130.6°W | 90 | 967 | H2 |
| 2026-07-24 18Z | 18.6°N 132.0°W | 90 | 967 | H2 |
| 2026-07-25 00Z | 18.6°N 133.3°W | 90 | 967 | H2 |
| 2026-07-25 06Z | 18.7°N 134.5°W | 85 | 971 | H2 |
| 2026-07-25 12Z | 19.0°N 135.9°W | 85 | 971 | H2 |
| 2026-07-25 18Z | 19.2°N 137.0°W | 85 | 971 | H2 |
| 2026-07-26 00Z | 19.4°N 138.2°W | 85 | 971 | H2 |
| 2026-07-26 06Z | 19.6°N 139.2°W | 80 | 974 | H1 |
| 2026-07-26 12Z | 19.7°N 140.5°W | 75 | 977 | H1 |
| 2026-07-26 18Z | 19.8°N 141.7°W | 75 | 982 | H1 |
| 2026-07-27 00Z | 20.0°N 143.0°W | 75 | 984 | H1 |
| 2026-07-27 06Z | 20.2°N 144.2°W | 75 | 984 | H1 |
| 2026-07-27 12Z | 20.5°N 145.5°W | 70 | 986 | H1 |
| 2026-07-27 18Z | 21.1°N 146.9°W | 65 | 994 | H1 |
| 2026-07-28 00Z | 21.5°N 148.3°W | 60 | 996 | TS |
| 2026-07-28 06Z | 21.6°N 149.7°W | 55 | 999 | TS |
| 2026-07-28 12Z | 21.8°N 151.0°W | 50 | 1004 | TS |
| 2026-07-28 18Z | 22.4°N 151.7°W | 45 | 1005 | TS |
| 2026-07-29 00Z | 22.9°N 152.9°W | 35 | 1006 | TS |
| 2026-07-29 06Z | 23.2°N 153.9°W | 35 | 1007 | TS |
| 2026-07-29 12Z | 23.5°N 155.0°W | 30 | 1008 | TD |