There she is....Aletta, the first Tropical Storm of the 2012 season for the Atlantic or Eastern Pacific Basin. Aletta continues to swirl this afternoon in the Eastern Pacific, well west of Mexico with maximum sustained winds of 40mph, with gusts to 50mph.
Aletta will not impact land, in fact this storm will weaken significantly over the next 24 hours and likely become a tropical depression.
Despite this storm not being anything note worthy in terms of its strength, the National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth came out with this statement about Aletta earlier this afternoon which is something you can use around the watercooler: "The formation of Tropical Storm Aletta today in the eastern Pacific ends a 41-day streak without a tropical storm anywhere in the world. According to the U.K. Met Office, the 41-day period is the longest span without a tropical storm in at least 70 years. The last time there were as many as 38 consecutive storm-less days was in 1944. Prior to Aletta, the last tropical storm on the planet was Tropical Storm Daphne in the South Pacific, which dissipated April 3, 2012. (April is usually is the quietest month globally for tropical cyclones.)"
Interesting isn't it. Also, know that we are transitioning into an El Nino phase which typically denotes a "quieter" tropical season compared to normal. Nonetheless, I will keep my eye on the tropics this summer.
Again, this storm formed in the Pacific Ocean, if you are interested in the names for the tropical storms/hurricanes in the Atlantic Basin, check out the following image.
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