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On Sat. May 27, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), Aletta became the first tropical storm of the East Pacific Hurricane season as she st

 

On Sat. May 27, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), Aletta became the first tropical storm of the East Pacific Hurricane season as she strengthened from a tropical depression and moved toward the Mexican Riviera. (NASA)

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Tropical Storm Aletta forms in the Pacific

Not posing a danger to land

Updated: Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 9:12 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 9:12 AM EDT

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Aletta has formed in the Pacific, becoming the first named storm of the year in the eastern north Pacific.

The storm has maximum sustained winds early Tuesday near 40 mph (65 kph) with additional strengthening forecast during the next day or so followed by gradual weakening.

The storm is swirling far out over the Pacific and is not posing a danger to land. Aletta is centered about 640 miles (1,025 kilometers) south-southwest of Manzanillo, Mexico, and is moving west-northwest near 9 mph (15 kph).

The storm's forecast track shows it going farther out to sea.

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