Tropical Storm ALETTA

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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
 
 
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