Fefa is a retired Pacific hurricane name. The World Meteorological Organization took it off the lists after the 1991 storm, so no future storm in the eastern or central Pacific will be called Fefa. Its place on the list now belongs to Felicia, on the 2027 list. Since 1985, two storms have been named Fefa; the strongest, in 1991, peaked as a Category 3 hurricane.
Yes. Fefa is on NHC’s list of retired eastern and central Pacific names because of the 1991 storm. It is one of 22 names retired there since 1965 (Tropical Cyclone Naming History and Retired Names).
A name is retired when a storm was so deadly or costly that using the name again would be insensitive; the World Meteorological Organization then picks a new name with the same first letter at its annual meeting.
It won’t be. Retired names are not used again on the eastern and central Pacific lists. Its place on the list, the F slot, now belongs to Felicia, on the 2027 East Pacific list, which is next used in 2027.
Fefa formed in the East Pacific in July 1991 and peaked as a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 959 mb. It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 10 days.
Hurricane Fefa (1991): track and historyFefa formed in the East Pacific in July 1985 and peaked as a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). It did not make landfall. The system was tracked for 4 days.
Tropical Storm Fefa (1985): track and historyNames go in alphabetical order, one per storm, as each storm reaches tropical-storm strength (39 mph, 34 knots), so a storm’s place in its season decides its name.
In 1985, Fefa was the 6th name used in the East Pacific season.
Seasons where our archive is missing an earlier name are left out, because we can’t confirm the count.
The most recent was Hurricane Fefa in 1991, in the East Pacific. It formed on July 29, peaked at 120 mph (195 km/h) and lasted 10 days. It did not make landfall. Before that, the name was used in 1985.
Hurricane Fefa in 1991 was the strongest, peaking as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph (195 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 959 mb. It formed in the East Pacific in July. The weakest of the two, in 1985, peaked at 70 mph (110 km/h).