Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
July 24, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.6N 131.2W 967 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 24
MOVING W OR 275 DEG AT 14 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 90 KT
GUSTS 110 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 160 NM N
SEMICIRCLE...100 NM SE QUADRANT AND 60 NM SW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M
OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S SEMICIRCLE...270 NM NE QUADRANT AND
240 NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 22N126W
TO 24N129W TO 25N132W TO 23N135W TO 18N134W TO 16N129W TO 22N126W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.0 TO 8.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
24N124W TO 28N133W TO 19N139W TO 12N132W TO 11N128W TO 15N124W TO
24N124W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.0N 135.7W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 80 KT GUSTS 100 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 140 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 130 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 270
NM NE QUADRANT...180 NM SE QUADRANT...210 NM SW QUADRANT AND 300
NM NW QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N131W TO
24N133W TO 23N140W TO 20N140W TO 17N134W TO 19N132W TO 23N131W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.5 TO 9.0 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
22N128W TO 25N131W TO 27N136W TO 26N140W TO 10N140W TO 10N135W TO
22N128W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.5 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 19.8N 140.2W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 120 NM NE QUADRANT...90 NM SE QUADRANT...60 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 110 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240
NM NE AND SW QUADRANTS...180 NM SE QUADRANT AND 270 NM NW
QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 23N136W TO 25N138W
TO 25N140W TO 18N140W TO 19N137W TO 20N136W TO 23N136W WINDS 20
TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.0 TO 8.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 25N134W TO
29N140W TO 12N140W TO 21N133W TO 25N134W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS.
SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN-E NEAR 9.0N 100.5W 1005 MB AT 1500
UTC JUL 24 MOVING WNW OR 285 DEG AT 10 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS 30 KT GUSTS 40 KT. WITHIN 10N97W TO 11N99W TO 11N101W TO
09N102W TO 06N100W TO 06N98W TO 10N97W WINDS 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS
2.5 TO 3.0 M.
.12 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN-E NEAR 9.3N 101.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT GUSTS 50 KT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM SEVEN-E NEAR 10.5N 103.7W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 45 KT GUSTS 55 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 70 NM NE QUADRANT...50 NM SE QUADRANT...30 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 60 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER
WITHIN AREA OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH SEAS TO 5.0
M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 13N100W TO 14N102W TO 14N105W TO 12N106W TO
09N104W TO 10N101W TO 13N100W WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0
M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN 12N97W TO 16N101W TO 16N103W TO
12N100W TO 08N101W TO 09N97W TO 12N97W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS
2.5 TO 4.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE SEVEN-E NEAR 12.9N 108.5W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WITHIN 110 NM E SEMICIRCLE...50 NM SW QUADRANT AND 100 NM NW
QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 240 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 120
NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 16N105W TO
17N108W TO 15N111W TO 13N111W TO 10N106W TO 12N104W TO 16N105W
WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 5.0 TO 8.5 M. REMAINDER OF AREA WITHIN
18N104W TO 18N109W TO 11N113W TO 07N109W TO 08N105W TO 12N101W TO
18N104W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 5.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN-E WILL STRENGTHEN TO
A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 9.3N 101.7W THIS EVENING, MOVE TO 10.5N
103.7W SAT MORNING, 11.7N 106.2W SAT EVENING, STRENGTHEN TO A
HURRICANE NEAR 12.9N 108.5W SUN MORNING, 14.0N 110.5W SUN
EVENING, AND 15.3N 112.3W MON MORNING. SEVEN-E WILL CHANGE LITTLE
IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES 17.2N 115.0W BY EARLY TUE. OTHERWISE,
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN THE WAKE
OF FAUSTO AND A TROUGH OVER THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA IS PRODUCING
FRESH TO STRONG NORTH WINDS NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA. THESE WINDS
WILL DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
HURRICANE FAUSTO IS CENTERED NEAR 18.6N 131.2W AT 24/1500 UTC,
MOVING WEST AT 14 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967
MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 90 KT WITH GUSTS TO 110 KT.
NUMEROUS MODERATE TO STRONG CONVECTION IS FROM 17N TO 21N BETWEEN
128W AND 133W. SEAS PEAKING TO 28 FT ARE EXPECTED IN THE AREA OF
STRONGEST WINDS, AND 12 FT SEAS OR GREATER WITHIN 180 NM S
SEMICIRCLE, 270 NM NE QUADRANT AND 240 NM NW QUADRANT. SWELLS
GENERATED BY FAUSTO ARE AFFECTING THE WEST COAST OF THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA AND THE COAST OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THESE
SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE- THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENT
CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM YOUR LOCAL WEATHER
OFFICE. FAUSTO IS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN DURING THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS.
IN THE WAKE OF FAUSTO A RIDGE IS BUILDING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS. THIS
PATTERN SUPPORTS FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA,
AND MAINLY GENTLE TO MODERATE NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS BETWEEN PUNTA
EUGENIA AND CABO SAN LUCAS. SEAS GENERATING BY FAUSTO ARE STILL
SPREADING ACROSS THE AREA, AND MIXING WITH THE BUILDING NORTHERLY
WIND WAVES TO PRODUCE SEAS 6 TO 8 FT ACROSS THE BAJA WATERS, HIGHEST
N OF PUNTA EUGENIA. GENTLE TO MODERATE NW TO W WINDS AND MODERATE
SEAS PREVAIL ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE MEXICAN OFFSHORE WATERS.
HURRICANE FAUSTO DOMINATES CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST
WATERS ROUGHLY FROM 12N TO 27N BETWEEN 121W AND 135W. FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS OUTSIDE OF THE IMMEDIATE CIRCULATION OF FAUSTO
EXTEND NORTHWARD TO 24N, WITH SEAS TO 8 FT REACHING AS FAR N OF
FAUSTO AS 27N. A COUPLE OF ALTIMETER PASSES ALSO INDICATE THAT
THE 12 FT SEAS ARE REACHING AS FAR N AS 26N. ELSEWHERE, A SURFACE RIDGE
DOMINATES THE WATERS BETWEEN BAJA CALIFORNIA AND FAUSTO, AND
ALSO NORTH OF 15N WEST OF ABOUT 130W. MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS
WITH MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL. SOUTHWEST SWELL WILL BEGIN TO BUILD
SEAS OVER THE EQUATORIAL WATERS WEST OF 120W BY EARLY THIS
EVENING.
FOR THE FORECAST, HURRICANE FAUSTO FAUSTO WILL MOVE TO 18.7N
133.2W THIS EVENING, 19.0N 135.7W SAT MORNING, 19.4N 137.9W SAT
EVENING, 19.8N 140.2W SUN MORNING, 20.1N 142.9W SUN EVENING, AND
WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL STORM NEAR 20.3N 145.8W MON MORNING. FAUSTO
WILL CHANGE LITTLE IN INTENSITY AS IT MOVES TO 21.0N 151.9 BY
EARLY TUE. PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION FOR
DETAILS ON THE NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST TO DEVELOP WELL
OFFSHORE OF MEXICO IN THE NEAR FUTURE. THE CROSS- EQUATORIAL
SWELL WILL GRADUALLY BUILD SEAS TO 8 TO 9 FT OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - WSW 6-8, Seas SW 1.1-3.7 ft @ 23sec
TONITE - WSW 3-4, Seas SW --? ft @ 23sec
SATURDAY - Not available yet
SATURDAY NIGHT - Not available yet
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
SUNDAY - WSW 7-9, Seas SSW 1.2-5.2 ft @ 18sec
MONDAY - SSW 8-10, Seas SSW 1.4-6.5 ft @ 18sec
TUESDAY - Not available yet
WEDNESDAY - SSW 17-21, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
THURSDAY - SSW 11-14, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?