Tropical Storm Fay: Monday, Sept. 21 status report from the NHC

Published Sep 21, 2026

Article first published: Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, 4 a.m. ET

Article last updated: Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, 4 p.m. ET

System type: Tropical storm

System name: Fay

The National Hurricane Center’s 4 p.m. Monday advisory reported that Tropical Storm Fay is in the Atlantic Ocean, 445 miles southwest of the Azores. The system, with maximum sustained winds of 45 mph, is moving south-southwest at 3 mph.

“Continued weakening is forecast, and Fay is likely to degenerate into a post-tropical remnant low by late Tuesday,” forecasters observed.

Source: National Hurricane Center