Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · May 22–28, 2000
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Aletta (2000) was a Category 2 hurricane of the 2000 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on May 22, 2000, 224 mi SSW of Pinotepa Nacional, Oaxaca, Mexico, reached its peak of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 970 mb on May 24, 2000, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 52 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on May 24, 2000). The storm lasted 5.5 days and travelled about 765 miles (1,230 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22 12:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 13.3°N 99.2°W | open ocean |
| May 22 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 13.9°N 100.2°W | open ocean |
| May 23 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1003 mb | 14.3°N 101.1°W | open ocean |
| May 23 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1002 mb | 14.5°N 101.8°W | open ocean |
| May 23 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1001 mb | 14.5°N 102.5°W | open ocean |
| May 23 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 14.5°N 103.1°W | open ocean |
| May 24 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.6°N 103.7°W | open ocean |
| May 24 06:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.6°N 104.3°W | open ocean |
| May 24 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 983 mb | 14.7°N 105.1°W | open ocean |
| May 24 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 975 mb | 14.8°N 105.9°W | open ocean |
| May 25 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 14.9°N 106.6°W | open ocean |
| May 25 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 972 mb | 15.0°N 107.3°W | open ocean |
| May 25 12:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 974 mb | 15.1°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| May 25 18:00 | Cat 2 | 98 mph | 975 mb | 15.0°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| May 26 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | 977 mb | 14.8°N 107.7°W | open ocean |
| May 26 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | 979 mb | 14.8°N 107.6°W | open ocean |
| May 26 12:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 14.8°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| May 26 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 985 mb | 15.0°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| May 27 00:00 | TS | 69 mph | 990 mb | 14.8°N 107.8°W | open ocean |
| May 27 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 995 mb | 15.1°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| May 27 12:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 15.4°N 107.4°W | open ocean |
| May 27 18:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 15.6°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| May 28 00:00 | TD | 29 mph | 1005 mb | 16.1°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Aletta.
At its peak on May 24, 2000, Aletta was a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 104 mph (167 km/h) and a central pressure of 970 mb.
5.5 days, from May 22, 2000 to May 28, 2000, including 60 hours at hurricane strength. It travelled about 765 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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