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TROPICAL STORM KEITH INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT FRI SEP 29 2000

...KEITH DRIFTING NORTHWEST AND BECOMING BETTER ORGANIZED...
 
THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH ALONG THE EAST
OF YUCATAN FROM CHETUMAL TO CABO CATOCHE.
 
ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KEITH WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  85.3 WEST OR ABOUT 290
MILES...465 KM...SOUTH OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA.  THIS IS ALSO
ABOUT 225 MILES...360 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO.
 
KEITH HAS BEEN DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE
SLOWLY TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/HR...LATER
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES KEITH IS BECOMING BETTER
ORGANIZED AND STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  KEITH
COULD BECOME A HURRICANE DURING THE WEEKEND.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
MOIST SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC COULD BRING
TORRENTIAL RAINS TO PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AMERICA DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS AND PREVENTIVE ACTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN.    

REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...17.7 N... 85.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...DRIFTING NORTHWEST.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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