We have our first hurricane of the 2018 Eastern Pacific Hurricane season.
https://twitter.com/WeatherNation/status/1004826091402420225
Tropical Storm Aletta was upgraded to a hurricane Thursday afternoon.
Aletta is currently a category 1 hurricane with winds at 75 miles per hour.
![cone graphic](https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/storm_graphics/EP02/refresh/EP022018_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind+png/203547_5day_cone_no_line_and_wind.png)
The National Hurricane Center expects Aletta to continue as a hurricane through Saturday before weakening back to a tropical storm on Sunday.