Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
July 26, 2026, 9:01 am (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 12.9N 108.3W 980 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 26
MOVING WNW OR 300 DEG AT 15 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE
QUADRANT...170 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 110 NM
NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM NE QUADRANT...180
NM SE QUADRANT...90 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT WITH
SEAS TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 14N102W TO 16N105W TO 13N1109 TO
10N108W TO 09N105W TO 11N103W TO 14N102W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 15N101W TO 17N104W TO
14N109W TO 09N107W TO 08N103W TO 12N99W TO 15N101W WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 14.9N 111.8W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 115 KT GUSTS 140 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM NE QUADRANT...210 NM SE QUADRANT...120 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
180 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 13 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N106W
TO 18N109W TO 17N113W TO 13N114W TO 12N109W TO 13N107W TO 16N106W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
19N106W TO 20N111W TO 15N116W TO 10N114W TO 09N108W TO 10N106W TO
13N104W TO 19N106W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO CORRIENTES...WINDS 20
KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN E TO SE SWELL MIXED WITH SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 17.1N 114.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM
SE QUADRANT...AND 210 W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 18N109W TO 20N112W TO 19N117W TO 15N117W TO 14N115W TO
14N113W TO 15N110W TO 18N108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N107W TO 24N111W TO 25N117W TO
20N122W TO 10N122W TO 10N108W TO 19N107W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.7N 139.8W 974 MB AT 0900 UTC JUL 26
MOVING W OR 280 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT
GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 170 NM N
SEMICIRCLE AND 110 NM S SEMICIRCLE. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN
240 NM S SEMICIRCLE...300 NM NE QUADRANT AND 360 NM NW QUADRANT
WITH SEAS TO 10 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N134W TO 24N137W TO
24N140W TO 17N140W TO 18N135W TO 20N134W TO 22N134W WINDS 20 TO
33 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 21N131W TO
26N131W TO 30N139W TO 27N140W TO 07N140W TO 10N135W TO 21N131W
WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO W OF AREA NEAR 20.4N 144.1W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...80 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. OVER FORECAST WATERS WITHIN
24N138W TO 25N140W TO 19N140W TO 19N139W TO 22N138W TO 24N138W E
TO SE WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 3 TO 4 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 27N135W
TO 29N140W TO 22N137W TO 18N140W TO 14N140W TO 20N134W TO
27N135W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3 M IN S TO SW SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO WELL W OF AREA. WINDS 20 KT OR
LESS THAN 2.5 M.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE GENEVIEVE NEAR 17.1N 114.9W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 130 NM E SEMICIRCLE...90 NM SW QUADRANT AND 120 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 300 NM NE QUADRANT...240 NM
SE QUADRANT...AND 210 W SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 14 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 18N109W TO 20N112W TO 19N117W TO 15N117W TO 14N115W TO
14N113W TO 15N110W TO 18N108W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.5 TO 5.5
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 19N107W TO 24N111W TO 25N117W TO
20N122W TO 10N122W TO 10N108W TO 19N107W...INCLUDING NEAR CABO
CORRIENTES...NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA AND
WITHIN 60 NM OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA SHORE...WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 4 M IN MIXED SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, GENEVIEVE WILL RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
NEAR 13.8N 109.8W THIS AFTERNOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS
100 KT GUSTS 120 KT, TO NEAR 14.9N 111.8W LATE TONIGHT, AND
CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 16.1N 113.4W
MON AFTERNOON WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 125 KT GUSTS 150 KT,
MOVE TO NEAR 17.1N 114.9W LATE MON NIGHT, THEN BEGIN TO GRADUALLY
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES TO NEAR 17.9N 116.3W TUE AFTERNOON, TO NEAR
18.5N 117.9W LATE TUE NIGHT WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 105 KT
GUSTS 130 KT AND CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO NEAR
19.8N 121.3W LATE WED NIGHT. AS GENEVIEVE TRACKS IN A GENERAL
WEST- NORTHWESTWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WEST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA SUR NEXT WEEK, THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN IT AND
HIGH PRESSURE TO ITS NORTH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN
WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA NORTE. SWELLS FROM GENEVIEVE WILL IMPACT
THE WATERS FROM THE STATE OF GUERRERO NORTH TO OFFSHORE BAJA
CALIFORNIA NORTE, INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE GULF OF
CALIFORNIA THROUGH MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.
HURRICANE GENEVIEVE IS CENTERED NEAR 12.9N 108.3W, OR ABOUT 450
NM SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF OF MANZANILLO, MEXICO AT 26/0900 UTC,
MOVING WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE IS 980 MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 80 KT WITH
GUSTS TO 100 KT. PEAK SEAS ARE UP TO AROUND 32 FT. SATELLITE
IMAGERY THAT GENEVIEVE IS QUICKLY BECOMING BETTOR ORGANIZED AND
INTENSIFYING. WELL-ESTABLISHED UPPER-LEVEL OUTFLOW IS NOTED IN
NEARLY ALL OF THE QUADRANTS. THE IMAGERY SHOWS A SMALL RAGGED
EYE AND BANDING FEATURES TIGHTLY WRAPPING AROUND IT. NUMEROUS
STRONG CONVECTION IS WITHIN 60 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE N
SEMICIRCLE, WITHIN 90 NM OF THE CENTER IN THE SE QUADRANT,
WITHIN 120 NM IN THE SW QUADRANT AND 60 NM IN THE NW QUADRANT.
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION MARKS AN OUTER RAIN
BAND WITHIN 60 NM OF A LINE FROM 11N105W TO 07N108W TO 07N108W TO
06N114W AND TO 06.5N118W. SOME DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. CONTINUED RAPID INTENSIFICATION IS
EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO, AND GENEVIEVE IS FORECAST TO
BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE BY LATE TODAY. SWELLS GENERATED BY
GENEVIEVE ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWESTERN COAST OF MEXICO
AND WILL LIKELY REACH SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE BAJA CALIFORNIA
PENINSULA SUN NIGHT OR ON MON. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-
THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT
PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. GENEVIEVE IS FORECAST TO
BECOME A HURRICANE BY TONIGHT AND A MAJOR HURRICANE BY MONDAY.
A SURFACE RIDGE EXTENDS NORTHWEST TO SOUTHWEST OVER THE WATERS
WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA. THE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND
RELATIVELY LOWER PRESSURES OVER BAJA CALIFORNIA IS SUPPORTING
MODERATE TO FRESH NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE WATERS WEST OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA, PRIMARILY NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA, MOSTLY GENTLE
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS SOUTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA. SEAS OVER
THE WATERS WEST OF BAJA CALIFORNIA ARE 4 TO 6 FT IN NORTHWEST
SWELL, EXCEPT FOR SLIGHTLY HIGHER SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FT NORTH OF
PUNTA EUGENIA. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS ARE OVER WATERS SOUTHEAST
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA TO NEAR 18N ALONG WITH SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FT IN
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST SWELL. FRESH TO STRONG EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
IN THE NORTHERN OUTER PERIPHERY OF NOW HURRICANE GENEVIEVE ARE
PRESENT SOUTH OF 18N ALONG WITH SEAS 7 TO 11 FT IN SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTH SWELL.
HURRICANE FAUSTO IS IMPACTING A PORTION OF THE WESTERN PART OF
THE AREA. FRESH TO STRONG WINDS OUTSIDE OF THE IMMEDIATE
CIRCULATION OF FAUSTO EXTEND NORTHWARD TO 27N, WITH SEAS OF
7 TO 10 FT. ELSEWHERE, HIGH PRESSURE DOMINATES THE WATERS
BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND FAUSTO, AND ALSO NORTH OF 15N WEST OF
120W. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS WITH MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL.
CROSS-EQUATORIAL SOUTHWEST SWELL OVER THE WATERS SOUTH OF
ABOUT 04N BETWEEN 104W AND 131W IS PROVIDING FOR 8 TO 10 FT
SEAS OVER THAT PORTION OF THE AREA.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - Not available yet
TONITE - Not available yet
MONDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - Not available yet
THURSDAY - W 10-12, Seas SW 1.1-5.1 ft @ 14sec
FRIDAY - SW 6-8, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
SATURDAY - W 6-7, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?