 Fausto steadily weakened throughout the following two days as it moved over progressively cooler waters . By July 21 , the storm was downgraded to a tropical storm and a tropical depression the next day . Early on July 23 , the depression lacked deep convection and degenerated into a remnant low pressure area . The low persisted for another day before dissipating over open waters . Hurricane Fausto had little effect on land , despite passing close to the islands of Clarion and Socorro where high winds , reaching hurricane @-@ force on Socorro , were recorded . Moderate rainfall from the outer bands of the storm amounted to 1 @.@ 9 in ( 50 mm ) in the Mexican state of Sinaloa . 
