Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
July 21, 2026, 9:19 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 15.4N 118.0W 985 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 21
MOVING NW OR 310 DEG AT 9 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT
GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 100 NM NE
QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 50 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...
180 NM SE QUADRANT...100 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 7.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 18N115W TO 19N118W TO
17N120W TO 11N120W TO 12N117W TO 14N115W TO 18N115W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N111W TO
21N117W TO 17N122W TO 08N122W TO 10N114W TO 15N110W TO 19N111W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 16.6N 120.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 85 KT GUSTS 105 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 90 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270 NM IN NE SEMICIRCLE...
180 NM IN NW QUADRANT...AND 150 NM IN SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N116W TO 21N121W TO 17N124W TO 14N122W TO
14N120W TO 15N117W TO 19N116W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 24N113W TO 24N123W TO 16N127W TO
12N122W TO 14N114W TO 24N113W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO
4.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.4N 124.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 95 KT GUSTS 115 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM E SEMICIRCLE...110 NM SW QUADRANT AND 130 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE AND 150 NM SW
SEMICIRCLES WITH SEAS TO 11.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 19N120W TO
22N124W TO 19N129W TO 17N129W TO 14N122W TO 15N120W TO 19N120W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 6.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
22N118W TO 26N126W TO 24N130W TO 17N131W TO 12N127W TO 14N118W TO
22N118W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
FRESH TO STRONG SE WINDS WITH SEAS OF 9 TO 15 FT, AND SCATTERED
MODERATE CONVECTION IS OCCURRING IN THE OFFSHORE ZONE OF THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS AS FAUSTO PASSES THE ISLANDS TO THE SW.
ELSEWHERE, A VERY WEAK AND NARROW RIDGE EXTENDS ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE WATERS BETWEEN FAUSTO AND MEXICO, YIELDING MODERATE OR
WEAKER WINDS AND SEAS OF 5-6 FT IN S-SW SWELL OVER THE REMAINDER
OF THE PACIFIC OFFSHORE WATERS. INSIDE THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA,
RECENT SATELLITE ALTIMETER DATA SHOWED GENTLE TO MODERATE S TO SW
WINDS, WITH A FEW AREAS OF LOCALLY FRESH WESTERLY GAP WINDS. SEAS
ARE ESTIMATED AT 2-4 FT EXCEPT TO 5 FT ACROSS THE ENTRANCE.
SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION EXTENDS JUST
FROM COASTAL CHIAPAS TO OFFSHORE CENTRAL OAXACA.
TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO: FAUSTO IS CENTERED NEAR 15.4N 118.0W AT
21/0900 UTC, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 9 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 985 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 70 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 85 KT. PEAK SEAS ARE NEAR 25 FT. NUMEROUS MODERATE
SCATTERED STRONG CONVECTION IS OCCURRING FROM 12N-16N BETWEEN
116W AND 121W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION IS
NOTED ELSEWHERE FROM 09.5N TO 17.5N BETWEEN 113W AND 123W.
SATELLITE IMAGERY SUGGESTS THAT THE CORE OF FAUSTO CONTINUES TO
BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED. FAUSTO IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE TOWARD
THE NORTHWEST TODAY, THEN IS EXPECTED TO VEER MORE WEST-
NORTHWEST AND GRADUALLY ACCELERATE ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
STEADY TO RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY AS
FAUSTO MOVES INTO A VERY FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT. SWELLS GENERATED
BY FAUSTO ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND SOUTHWESTERN MEXICO BY EARLY WEDNESDAY,
AND PERSIST FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO
CAUSE LIFE- THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE
CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. PLEASE READ THE
LATEST HIGH SEAS FORECAST ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
AT WEBSITE - HTTPS://WWW.NHC.NOAA.GOV/TEXT/MIAHSFEP2.SHTML AND
THE LATEST FAUSTO NHC FORECAST/ADVISORY AND PUBLIC ADVISORY AT
WWW.HURRICANES.GOV FOR MORE DETAILS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR DETAILS ON
TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO, CENTERED ABOUT 645 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR DETAILS ON
TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO, CENTERED ABOUT 650 NM SOUTHWEST OF THE
SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
THURSDAY - Not available yet
FRIDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet