Issued at 500 PM AST Tue Sep 29 2026
000 WTNT41 KNHC 292034 TCDAT1 Post-Tropical Cyclone Fay Discussion Number 39 NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062026 500 PM AST Tue Sep 29 2026 Fay's time as a tropical cyclone has faded away. An earlier scatterometer pass showed that the system had weakened with maximum winds around 25 kt, and that the low-level center was becoming less defined. While occasional bursts of convection may continue, the convection has not been organized in several hours. Thus, the system is being designated as a post-tropical cyclone with an initial intensity of 25 kt. The post-tropical cyclone will continue to move generally west-southwestward at around 10 kt, steered along the southern periphery of the mid-level ridge located over the central Atlantic. The system should continue to gradually weaken and is expected to dissipate into an open trough in about a day or so. The latest NHC track and intensity forecast is similar to the previous advisory and lies near the latest consensus aids. This is the last public advisory issued by the National Hurricane Center on this system. Additional information on this system can be found in High Seas Forecasts issued by the National Weather Service, under AWIPS header NFDHSFAT1, WMO header FZNT01 KWBC, and online at ocean.weather.gov/shtml/NFDHSFAT1.php FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INIT 29/2100Z 23.7N 48.2W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 12H 30/0600Z 23.1N 49.8W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 24H 30/1800Z 22.7N 52.0W 25 KT 30 MPH...POST-TROP/REMNT LOW 36H 01/0600Z...DISSIPATED $$ Forecaster Kelly
