Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · August 21 – September 3, 2002
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 (2002) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2002 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on August 21, 2002, reached its peak of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 936 mb on August 24, 2002, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 46 mph in 24 hours (to 127 mph on August 24, 2002). The storm lasted 12.5 days and travelled about 4,873 miles (7,841 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 21 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 12.8°N 106.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 21 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 12.8°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 12.8°N 108.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 13.0°N 109.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 13.2°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 22 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 13.7°N 112.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 00:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 979 mb | 14.2°N 113.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 06:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 976 mb | 14.5°N 115.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 966 mb | 14.7°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 23 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 962 mb | 15.0°N 117.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 15.2°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 06:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 15.3°N 120.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 12:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 936 mb | 15.7°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 24 18:00 | Cat 4 | 144 mph | 936 mb | 16.1°N 122.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 00:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 942 mb | 16.6°N 124.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 06:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 952 mb | 17.2°N 125.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | 966 mb | 17.8°N 126.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 25 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 18.5°N 127.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 00:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 973 mb | 19.4°N 129.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 981 mb | 20.2°N 130.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 12:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 20.9°N 132.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 26 18:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 21.4°N 133.9°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 22.0°N 135.6°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 06:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 22.6°N 137.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 23.4°N 138.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 27 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1005 mb | 24.3°N 139.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1008 mb | 25.3°N 141.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 26.3°N 142.8°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1011 mb | 26.8°N 145.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 28 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 27.0°N 147.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 27.3°N 149.2°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1012 mb | 27.5°N 151.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 27.8°N 153.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 29 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1013 mb | 27.9°N 154.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 28.1°N 155.4°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 06:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 28.6°N 156.1°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 29.3°N 156.7°W | open ocean |
| Aug 30 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 30.0°N 157.3°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 30.9°N 158.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 31.9°N 159.0°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1012 mb | 32.4°N 160.5°W | open ocean |
| Aug 31 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1010 mb | 32.9°N 162.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 33.3°N 163.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 33.8°N 165.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1009 mb | 34.3°N 166.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 1 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 34.6°N 167.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 35.1°N 168.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1009 mb | 35.7°N 169.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 12:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1011 mb | 37.2°N 170.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 2 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1014 mb | 40.0°N 170.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 3 00:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1016 mb | 43.1°N 169.8°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 August 24, 2002, Fausto was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 144 mph (232 km/h) and a central pressure of 936 mb.
12.5 days, from August 21, 2002 to September 3, 2002, including 90 hours at hurricane strength (42 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 4,873 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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