Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · June 6–16, 2018
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. During the replay the shaded rings show the storm’s wind field as analysed by NHC — 39+, 58+ and 74+ mph winds, quadrant by quadrant. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Aletta (2018) was a Category 4 hurricane of the 2018 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on June 6, 2018, 347 mi SW of Ciudad Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico, reached its peak of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 943 mb on June 8, 2018, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 75 mph in 24 hours (to 138 mph on June 8, 2018). The storm lasted 10.0 days and travelled about 1,269 miles (2,043 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 6 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 14.0°N 105.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1004 mb | 14.2°N 106.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1000 mb | 14.2°N 106.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 6 18:00 | TS | 52 mph | 999 mb | 14.2°N 107.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 00:00 | TS | 58 mph | 997 mb | 14.4°N 108.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.7°N 108.7°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | 994 mb | 14.9°N 109.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 7 18:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | 987 mb | 15.1°N 109.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 15.4°N 110.1°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 06:00 | Cat 3 | 121 mph | 957 mb | 15.6°N 110.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 12:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 15.7°N 111.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 8 18:00 | Cat 4 | 138 mph | 943 mb | 15.9°N 111.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 00:00 | Cat 3 | 127 mph | 953 mb | 16.0°N 112.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | 963 mb | 16.1°N 112.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | 970 mb | 16.2°N 113.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 9 18:00 | Cat 1 | 81 mph | 980 mb | 16.1°N 113.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 00:00 | TS | 63 mph | 996 mb | 15.9°N 114.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 06:00 | TS | 52 mph | 1000 mb | 16.0°N 114.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 12:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.2°N 114.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 10 18:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.5°N 115.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 00:00 | TS | 46 mph | 1002 mb | 16.8°N 115.9°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 06:00 | TS | 40 mph | 1003 mb | 16.9°N 116.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 12:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 16.8°N 117.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 11 18:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1004 mb | 16.6°N 118.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 00:00 | TD low/wave | 35 mph | 1005 mb | 16.5°N 118.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 16.4°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 12:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1006 mb | 16.3°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Jun 12 18:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 16.0°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 00:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1007 mb | 15.7°N 119.6°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 06:00 | TD low/wave | 29 mph | 1008 mb | 15.5°N 119.4°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 15.6°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 13 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 15.7°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 15.9°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.0°N 119.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.1°N 119.2°W | open ocean |
| Jun 14 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.3°N 119.0°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.4°N 118.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 06:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.4°N 118.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 12:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.3°N 117.8°W | open ocean |
| Jun 15 18:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.3°N 117.3°W | open ocean |
| Jun 16 00:00 | TD low/wave | 23 mph | 1008 mb | 16.2°N 116.8°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 June 8, 2018, Aletta was a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 138 mph (222 km/h) and a central pressure of 943 mb.
10.0 days, from June 6, 2018 to June 16, 2018, including 54 hours at hurricane strength (30 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,269 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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