The Eastern Pacific's First Tropical Storm: AlettaHurricane Season 2006: Aletta (Eastern Pacific)On Sat. May 27, 2006, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), Aletta becamethe first tropical storm of the East Pacific Hurricane season as shestrengthened from a tropical depression and moved toward the Mexican Riviera. This image was taken on May 27 by the Moderate Resolution ImagingSpectroradiometer instrument aboard NASA's Aqua satellite. At the time of thisimage, Aletta was located near 15.6 North and 100.5 West. By Mon. May 29, Aletta was moving westward away from the Mexican coast andtropical storm warnings were discontinued. At 11:00 a.m. PDT the center ofTropical Storm Aletta was located near latitude 16.0 north and longitude 101.8west or about 120 miles (195 kilometers) south of Zihuatanejo, Mexico. Maximumsustained winds reached near 40 mph (65 km/hr) with higher gusts. On Tues. May 30, at 8:00 a.m. PDT, Aletta had been downgraded to a tropicaldepression, with winds around 35 mph (30 knots). Aletta's center was locatednear 16.0 North and 103.5 West, and was moving toward the west at 6 mph (5knots). Estimated minimum central pressure 1005 millibars. Click on image to enlarge. Credit: NASA/MODIS Rapid Response TeamFor Forecasts and Outlooks on Eastern Pacific storms, please visit:+ NOAA's National Hurricane Center