Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · July 6–12, 1990
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Fausto (1990) was a Category 1 hurricane of the 1990 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on July 6, 1990, 286 mi SSW of Acapulco de Juárez, Guerrero, Mexico, reached its peak of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 979 mb on July 8, 1990, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 34 mph in 24 hours (to 86 mph on July 8, 1990). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 1,783 miles (2,868 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 6 00:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1011 mb | 13.3°N 102.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1009 mb | 13.9°N 102.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 14.4°N 103.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 6 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1007 mb | 14.8°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 15.3°N 104.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 15.8°N 105.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.1°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 7 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.5°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 17.1°N 107.9°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 993 mb | 17.7°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 18.3°N 109.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 8 18:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 18.9°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 19.4°N 110.8°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 19.9°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 984 mb | 20.4°N 112.1°W | open ocean |
| Jul 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 20.9°N 112.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 00:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 982 mb | 21.4°N 113.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 21.9°N 114.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 22.5°N 115.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 10 18:00 | TS | 63 mph | 991 mb | 22.9°N 116.2°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 23.2°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1003 mb | 23.5°N 118.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1006 mb | 23.8°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Jul 11 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 24.2°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1011 mb | 24.7°N 121.7°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 06:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 25.1°N 123.0°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 12:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1013 mb | 25.3°N 124.4°W | open ocean |
| Jul 12 18:00 | TD | 23 mph | 1014 mb | 25.4°N 125.8°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Fausto.
At its peak on July 8, 1990, Fausto was a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 86 mph (139 km/h) and a central pressure of 979 mb.
6.8 days, from July 6, 1990 to July 12, 1990, including 54 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 1,783 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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