First tropical storm named
Tropical Storm Aletta stalled off Mexico's Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Aletta, the first tropical storm of the eastern Pacific season, was stalled Monday about 165 kilometers (100 miles) southwest of the Mexican beach resort of Acapulco.
Forecasters issued a tropical storm warning from Punta Maldonado northwest to Zihuatanejo, warning that Aletta could bring heavy rainfall, flash floods and mudslides to the mountainous coast.
The storm was expected to begin inching farther out to sea.
Maximum sustained winds were at 75 kph (45 mph) and some strengthening was expected, the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami reported
