Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
July 23, 2026, 3:01 pm (UTC: -04:00)
Subject: Mazatlan to Banderas Bay Forecast
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.WARNINGS.
...HURRICANE WARNING...
.HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 17.9N 125.3W 982 MB AT 1500 UTC JUL 23 MOVING
W OR 280 DEG AT 11 KT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 70 KT GUSTS 85 KT.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN 150 NM NE QUADRANT...160 NM SE
QUADRANT...50 NM SW QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR
GREATER WITHIN 210 NM N SEMICIRCLE AND 150 NM S SEMICIRCLE WITH SEAS
TO 9.5 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NW
QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA
FROM 12N TO 27N BETWEEN 118W AND 132W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5
TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST HURRICANE FAUSTO NEAR 18.5N 130.1W. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS 65 KT GUSTS 80 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITHIN
150 NM NE QUADRANT...140 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW QUADRANT...AND
120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM OF CENTER...
EXCEPT 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 9.0 M. ELSEWHERE WITHIN 240
NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 270 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33 KT. SEAS 3.0
TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 13N TO 27N BETWEEN 123W AND
138W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST TROPICAL STORM FAUSTO NEAR 19.1N 135.5W.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT GUSTS 75 KT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS WITHIN 130 NM NE QUADRANT...110 NM SE QUADRANT...70 NM SW
QUADRANT...AND 120 NM NW QUADRANT. SEAS 4 M OR GREATER WITHIN 210 NM
OF CENTER...EXCEPT 180 NM SE QUADRANT WITH SEAS TO 8.5 M. ELSEWHERE
WITHIN 240 NM OF CENTER...EXCEPT 300 NM NW QUADRANT WINDS 20 TO 33
KT. SEAS 3.0 TO 4.0 M. REMAINDER OF THE AREA FROM 12N TO 27N W OF
127W WINDS 20 KT OR LESS. SEAS 2.5 TO 3.0 M IN MIXED SWELL.
FOR THE FORECAST, AS HURRICANE FAUSTO CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD
AND AWAY FROM THE OFFSHORE WATERS, HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD
ACROSS THE BAJA CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE RIDGE AND A MEANDERING TROUGH OVER
THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA WILL SUPPORT FRESH TO STRONG NW WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS N OF PUNTA EUGENIA THROUGH THU NIGHT INTO FRI
MORNING. SWELLS GENERATED BY FAUSTO WILL PERSIST THROUGH TODAY
BEFORE FADING. THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE- THREATENING
SURF AND RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS FROM
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. IN THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA, MAINLY
GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED, INCREASING TO
FRESH SPEEDS FRI NIGHT THROUGH SAT NIGHT. FRESH NORTHERLY WINDS
ARE FORECAST IN THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION DURING THE OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH THE WEEK, WITH LOCALLY ROUGH SEAS.
PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL FEATURE SECTION FOR DETAILS ON THE
NEXT TROPICAL CYCLONE FORECAST TO DEVELOP WELL OFFSHORE OF MEXICO
OVER THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
HURRICANE FAUSTO IS CENTERED NEAR 17.9N 125.3W AT 23/1500 UTC,
MOVING WEST AT 11 KT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 982
MB. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 85 KT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND SPEED IS 70 KT WITH GUSTS TO 80 KT. PEAK
SEAS ARE NEAR 30 FT. NUMEROUS MODERATE ISOLATED STRONG CONVECTION
IS OCCURRING WITHIN 90 NM OF CENTER. FAUSTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST, AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS. SOME SMALL INTENSITY FLUCTUATIONS ARE POSSIBLE
TODAY, AND A SLOW WEAKENING TREND IS FORECAST OVER THE WEEKEND.
SWELLS GENERATED BY FAUSTO ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF 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.
PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR DETAILS ON HURRICANE
FAUSTO, CENTERED ABOUT 915 NM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP OF BAJA
CALIFORNIA. FAUSTO CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD AND AWAY FROM THE
REVILLAGIGEDO ISLANDS, ALLOWING HIGH PRESSURE TO BUILD IN ACROSS
THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF BAJA CALIFORNIA AND TO THE REVILLAGIGEDO
ISLANDS. THIS PATTERN IS PRODUCING GENTLE NW TO N WINDS AND SEAS
OF 6 TO 7 FT IN W SWELL ACROSS THOSE AREA WATERS.
A RIDGE CONTINUES TO BUILD BETWEEN HURRICANE FAUSTO AND THE BAJA
CALIFORNIA PENINSULA. LATEST SCATTEROMETER DATA INDICATED FRESH
TO LOCALLY STRONG NW WINDS NORTH OF PUNTA EUGENIA, AND MODERATE
TO LOCALLY FRESH NW TO N WINDS BETWEEN PUNTA EUGENIA AND CABO SAN
LUCAS. S TO SW SWELL GENERATING BY FAUSTO IS 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,
EXCEPT FOR FRESH N GAP WINDS ACROSS THE TEHUANTEPEC REGION AND
DOWNWIND TO ABOUT 15N.
PLEASE REFER TO THE SPECIAL FEATURES SECTION FOR DETAILS ON
HURRICANE FAUSTO, CENTERED ABOUT 915 NM WSW OF THE SOUTHERN TIP
OF BAJA CALIFORNIA.
HURRICANE FAUSTO DOMINATES CONDITIONS OVER THE HIGH SEAS FORECAST
WATERS ROUGHLY FROM 12N TO 25N BETWEEN 118W AND 132W. FRESH TO
STRONG WINDS OUTSIDE OF THE IMMEDIATE CIRCULATION OF FAUSTO
EXTEND NORTHWARD TO 25N, WITH SEAS TO 8 FT REACHING AS FAR N OF
FAUSTO AS 27N. ELSEWHERE, A RIDGE DOMINATES THE WATERS BETWEEN
BAJA CALIFORNIA AND FAUSTO, AND ALSO N OF 15N W OF 130W.
MODERATE OR WEAKER WINDS WITH MODERATE SEAS PREVAIL. SW SWELL ARE
ENTERING THE EQUATORIAL WATERS W OF 120W WITH RAISING SEAS 7 TO
8 FT S OF 05N.
SHORT-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
TODAY - WSW 5-6, Seas SW 1.3-3.5 ft @ 13sec
TONITE - SSW 3-4, Seas SW --? ft @ 26sec
FRIDAY - SW 6-7, Seas SW 1.2-3.8 ft @ 23sec
FRIDAY NIGHT - SSW 3-4, Seas SW --? ft @ 26sec
LONG-TERM MAZATLAN TO BAHIA BANDERAS
SATURDAY - WSW 9-11, Seas SSW 1.6-4.4 ft @ 20sec
SUNDAY - Not available yet
MONDAY - SSW 11-14, Seas SSW 1.5-5.7 ft @ 18sec
TUESDAY - S 15-19, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?
WEDNESDAY - SE 9-11, Seas N/A ?-? ft @ ?