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on October 10, 2026, 9:26 am, in reply to "Re: Simon storm prediction from Ventusky"
On the other hand, Windy shows the storm staying off shore past Puerto Vallarta and making landfall near Mazatlan.
I asked Google AI which path is more likely:
Based on official meteorological guidance, the tracking shown by Ventusky and Zoom Earth—indicating a landfall near Punta Pérula, Jalisco and continuing over Tomatlán toward Bahía de Banderas—is much more likely.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) has issued a Hurricane Warning spanning from Punta San Telmo north to El Roblito, explicitly encompassing the entire coast of Jalisco and Nayarit.
Tracking Comparison
Ventusky & Zoom Earth
Landfall near Punta Pérula, Jalisco on early Sunday, tracking northward directly across Tomatlán and into the Bahía de Banderas / Puerto Vallarta region. High (Favored Consensus). Aligns directly with official NHC advisories, the American GFS model, and global AI-driven models.
Windy (ECMWF Model)
Remaining entirely offshore, tracking parallel to the coast before approaching Mazatlán. Low. While early ECMWF ensembles suggested an offshore track, the model shifted eastward toward a direct inland landfall over Jalisco as steering currents solidified.
Why Landfall is Preffered
Hurricane Simon is being steered by strong southerly mid-level flow wedged between a high-pressure system over southern Mexico and a deep atmospheric trough to the west. This atmospheric setup is actively forcing the storm on a rigid northward trajectory straight into the west-central coast of Mexico.
Because Simon has intensified into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane, any coastal interests in Jalisco and Nayarit should prepare for severe eyewall impacts, extreme wind gusts, and torrential rainfall.
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