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19 Jul 2026 - 22:54 EDT
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Tropical Storm Fausto at 12.4°N - 112.7°W

North Pacific Ocean

Last observation: 20 Jul 2026 - 02:50 UTC

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Tracking started: 19 Jul 2026 - 3:00 UTC


NHC Storm Description:

19 Jul 2026 - 21:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION STRENGTHENS INTO A TROPICAL STORM... As of 2:00 PM MST Sun Jul 19 the center of Fausto was located near 12.4, -112.7 with movement WNW at 13 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1005 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 40 mph.

19 Jul 2026 - 15:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION LIKELY TO STRENGTHEN SIGNIFICANTLY DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS... As of 8:00 AM MST Sun Jul 19 the center of Six-E was located near 12.4, -111.7 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1006 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

More storm history

19 Jul 2026 - 9:00 UTC ...DEPRESSION FORECAST TO STRENGTHEN INTO A HURRICANE LATER THIS WEEK OVER THE OPEN EAST PACIFIC... As of 2:00 AM MST Sun Jul 19 the center of Six-E was located near 12.1, -110.6 with movement WNW at 14 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1007 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

19 Jul 2026 - 3:00 UTC ...SIXTH TROPICAL DEPRESSION OF THE EAST PACIFIC SEASON FORMS WELL SOUTH OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA PENINSULA... ...FORECAST TO QUICKLY STRENGTHEN... As of 8:00 PM MST Sat Jul 18 the center of Six-E was located near 11.3, -109.1 with movement WNW at 12 mph. The minimum central pressure was 1008 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 35 mph.

GeoColor GLM Flash Extent Density Air Mass RGB Day Night Cloud Micro Combo RGB Sandwich RGB Day Convection RGB 2 7 8 13 14 
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

GeoColor GLM Flash Extent Density Sandwich RGB 2 7 8 13 
Tropical Pacific 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 GLM Flash Extent Density Sandwich RGB 2 7 8 13 
Eastern East Pacific 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 GLM Flash Extent Density Sandwich RGB 2 7 8 13 
GOES-West - All States 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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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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