 After maintaining this intensity for several hours , Rick began to weaken in response to a combination of an eyewall replacement cycle and increasing wind shear . By October 19 , the storm was downgraded to a Category 3 hurricane and the following day to a tropical storm . The long @-@ anticipated northeast turn took place near the end of this phase , also accompanied by a brief decrease in forward motion . On October 21 , Rick quickly moved northeast , brushing the tip of Baja California Sur before making landfall near Mazatlán with winds of 60 mph ( 97 km / h ; 52 kn ) . Several hours after moving inland , the final advisory from the NHC was issued as the storm weakened to a tropical depression and dissipated . 
