1968 Western Pacific typhoon season
Typhoon Faye 1968
Typhoon Faye stayed far out over the Pacific during October 1968. Its track bent east while the storm intensified, then curved north and accelerated toward the northern Pacific without a recorded landfall.
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167 mph
Oct 5, 1968 during the tropical stage
Full archive record, including non-tropical stages if present
Along the recorded center positions
STORM HISTORY
An eastward bend during intensification
Faye's first archived position lies northwest of the Marshall Islands on 30 September. It initially moved northwest, then slowed and turned northeast. This carried the storm farther east as it strengthened, away from the Philippines and Japan.
The archive records peak one-minute winds of 145 kt on 5 October. Faye continued east-northeast for a time after reaching that peak, then turned north. Its strongest phase remained over open water well east of the Mariana Islands.
Accelerating into the northern Pacific
Faye weakened as its track bent north and slightly west. Its forward motion then increased sharply, carrying the circulation into higher latitudes. The tropical stage ended on 10 October, with later positions continuing toward the Kamchatka region through 12 October. No archived center position lies over land.
Further reading
QUICK ANSWERS
Faye in brief
What was Typhoon Faye's highest wind speed?
167 mph, the highest one-minute sustained wind in its tropical stage, recorded on Oct 5, 1968, 06:00 AM UTC.
What category was Typhoon Faye?
Category 5 at its peak on the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale, first reaching Category 5 on Oct 5, 1968, 12:00 AM UTC. Other agencies classify storms differently.
What was Typhoon Faye's lowest pressure?
915 mb, the minimum central pressure recorded during its tropical stage, on Oct 5, 1968, 12:00 AM UTC.
When did Typhoon Faye occur?
The archived track runs from Sep 30, 1968, 12:00 PM UTC to Oct 12, 1968, 06:00 AM UTC, with the tropical stage from Oct 1, 1968, 06:00 PM UTC to Oct 10, 1968, 03:00 AM UTC.
Where did Typhoon Faye form?
In the Western Pacific basin, in the 1968 season. Its first archived position is 13°N, 161°E on Sep 30, 1968, 12:00 PM UTC.
Did Typhoon Faye make landfall?
No archived position places Typhoon Faye's center over land, but positions are six-hourly and a brief landfall can fall between them.
METHODOLOGY
Data sources and limitations
The map and summary are generated from NOAA's IBTrACS v04r01 archive. Wind and category use US-agency records; minimum pressure is calculated during the tropical stage, with the archive's pressure source retained. Category 5 refers to the Saffir–Simpson one-minute wind scale; local agencies may use different classifications. Coastlines use Natural Earth's 1:10m land data.
Track distance adds great-circle distances between consecutive observations, excluding gaps over 12 hours. This track has no gaps over 12 hours. The line shows the storm's center, not its size, rainfall or flood extent. Converted wind speeds are rounded to the nearest whole unit.
Archive retrieved
NOAA IBTrACS archive and Field documentation
Sources & methodology