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Tropical Storm Fay at 34.1°N - 33.0°W

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Last observation: 20 Sep 2026 - 18:30 UTC

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19 Sep 2026 - 20 Sep 2026

Approximately 2400 miles from the U.S. east coast


NHC Storm Description:

20 Sep 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...TROPICAL STORM FAY STRENGTHENS AS IT MOVES TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST... As of 3:00 PM GMT Sun Sep 20 the center of Fay was located near 34.1, -33.0 with movement NE at 3 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 60 mph.

20 Sep 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS TO TROPICAL STORM FAY... As of 9:00 AM GMT Sun Sep 20 the center of Fay was located near 33.7, -33.1 with movement NNE at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1004 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 45 mph.

20 Sep 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION HAS NOT STRENGTHENED AS IT MOVES SLOWLY NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD... As of 3:00 AM GMT Sun Sep 20 the center of Six was located near 33.3, -33.2 with movement NNE at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

19 Sep 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SLOWLY DRIFTS TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST... As of 9:00 PM GMT Sat Sep 19 the center of Six was located near 32.9, -33.4 with movement NNE at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

19 Sep 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...NEW TROPICAL DEPRESSION FORMS SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES... As of 3:00 PM GMT Sat Sep 19 the center of Six was located near 32.6, -33.6 with movement N at 2 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1009 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

GeoColor - True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night
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GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.

GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.

Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.

NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.

 • CIRA GeoColor Product Quick Guide

Tropical Atlantic GeoColor animation
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GeoColor is a multispectral product composed of True Color (using a simulated green component) during daytime, and an Infrared product that uses bands 7 and 13 at night. During the day, the imagery looks approximately as it would when viewed with human eyes from space. At night, the blue colors represent liquid water clouds such as fog and stratus, while gray to white indicate higher ice clouds, and the city lights come from a static database derived from the VIIRS Day Night Band.

GeoColor was developed at the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and the STAR Regional and Mesoscale Meteorology Branch (RAMMB). For a full description of the algorithm, please see this article.

Please credit CIRA/NOAA when using GeoColor imagery.

NOTE: Lighted areas shown in nighttime images are not real-time depictions of city lights. The layer is derived from a compilation of JPSS VIIRS Day Night Band images and is included for orientation purposes.

 • CIRA GeoColor Product Quick Guide

GeoColor

True Color daytime, multispectral IR at night
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GLM FED

Lightning flash extent over GeoColor
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Day Convection

RGB used to identify areas of rapid intensification
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Day Night Cloud Micro Combo

Day: show cloud-top phase; Night: distinguish clouds / fog
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Air Mass RGB

RGB based on data from IR & water vapor
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Sandwich RGB

Blend combines IR band 13 with visual band 3
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Band 1

0.47 µm
Blue - Visible
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Band 2

0.64 µm
Red - Visible
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Band 3

0.86 µm
Veggie - Near IR
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Band 4

1.37 µm
Cirrus - Near IR
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Band 5

1.6 µm
Snow/Ice - Near IR
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Band 6

2.2 µm
Cloud Particle - Near IR
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Band 7

3.9 µm
Shortwave Window - IR
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Band 8

6.2 µm
Upper-Level Water Vapor - IR
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Band 9

6.9 µm
Mid-Level Water Vapor - IR
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Band 10

7.3 µm
Lower-level Water Vapor - IR
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Band 11

8.4 µm
Cloud Top - IR
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Band 12

9.6 µm
Ozone - IR
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Band 13

10.3 µm
Clean Longwave Window - IR
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Band 14

11.2 µm
Longwave Window - IR
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Band 15

12.3 µm
Dirty Longwave Window - IR
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Band 16

13.3 µm
CO₂ Longwave - IR
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