ZCZC MIATCPEP1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALETTA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP012006 1100 AM PDT SAT MAY 27 2006 ...FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE 2006 EAST PACIFIC HURRICANE SEASON CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE MEXICAN RIVIERA... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC COAST OF MEXICO FROM PUNTA MALDONADO WESTWARD TO ZIHUATANEJO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 1100 AM PDT...1800Z...THE POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALETTA HAS REDEVELOPED FARTHER TO THE NORTHEAST NEAR LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 100.6 WEST OR ABOUT 105 MILES... 170 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ACAPULCO MEXICO. ALETTA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH. THIS GENERAL MOTION... ACCOMPANIED BY A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED... IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. OUTER RAIN BANDS ACCOMPANIED BY LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE SPREAD ONSHORE LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE SOUTH-CENTRAL COAST OF MEXICO. REPEATING THE 1100 AM PDT POSITION...15.5 N...100.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. FORECASTER STEWART $$ NNNN
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