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English: The storm formed well southwest of Mexico and strengthened to hurricane status on June 7 at 5 p.m. EDT as it moved toward Mexico. Aletta strengthened rapidly, reaching peak strength on June 8. Maximum sustained winds reached 140 mph (225 km/h) on that date bringing Hurricane Aletta to Category 4 strength on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. By June 9th the hurricane was facing increasingly adverse conditions and began to weaken rapidly.

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) issued its final report on Aletta on the afternoon of June 11. They reported that the system had degenerated into a remnant low pressure system due to lack of convection. Described as “mainly a large swirl of cold-air stratocumulus clouds”, Aletta is expected to continue to weaken with a gradual spin down of the wind field over open water. The storm remained well off shore throughout its life.

The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aboard NASA’s Terra satellite acquired this true-color image of Tropical Storm Aletta as it was weakening over the Pacific Ocean well southwest of Baja California on June 10.