Tropical Storm Aletta (2006)
Tropical Storm Aletta was the first tropical cyclone of the 2006 Pacific hurricane season. Aletta developed from an area of disturbed weather located south-southwest of the Mexican port of Acapulco, Guerrero. It gradually gained organized convection and was classified as a tropical depression early on May 27, and became a tropical storm later that morning, the first of 2006 in the Western Hemisphere. Aletta strengthened to a tropical storm with 45 mph (75 km/h) sustained winds, while moving towards the Guerrero coast in southwestern Mexico. The storm became stationary, though it later turned to the west and weakened on May 29. Aletta continued to weaken until it dissipated on May 31. The storm dropped moderate rainfall along the Mexican coast, and generated winds that downed trees and caused minor damage.
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