Tropical Storm 2006

Even though this one is on the west coast, still before the usual June start of the season.

Has been named Aletta.

THE FIRST STORM OF THE SEASON IS LOOKING LIKE A TOUGH ONE TO
FORECAST. LAST-LIGHT VISIBLE IMAGES DEPICTED A LOW-LEVEL
CIRCULATION CENTER MOVING WESTWARD...AWAY FROM THE DEEP CONVECTION.
SSM/I AND AMSR-E IMAGES ALSO SHOWED A LOW-LEVEL CENTER DISPLACED TO
THE WEST OF THE CONVECTION. UNLESS A NEW CENTER DEVELOPS FARTHER TO
THE EAST... ALETTA MAY NOT LAST VERY LONG. GIVEN THAT THE CENTER
HAS REFORMED NEAR THE DEEP CONVECTION AT LEAST TWICE ALREADY IN THIS
SYSTEM...IT MIGHT NOT BE UNREASONABLE TO EXPECT YET ANOTHER
REFORMATION.

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She may not be a very big one, but storms lately have been doing very strange things.

Thankfully conditions in the Atlantic and Gulf are not quite ready to support tropical systems. As for Aletta, she has been a persistent little blob for a few days now.

First tropical depression hits the Atlantic. Water temperatures are warm enough for this one to develope into possible hurricane.

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Interesting that the first Atlantic depression has formed in the gulf. How common is this? It seems to me that the earlier ones in the season usually start way out east in the ocean, and then later in the season they may form in the gulf.

Am I wrong or is this an anomoly?

Edit: Nope, I'm wrong, the first few last year originated in the gulf.

[edit on 6/10/2006 by Relentless]