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TROPICAL STORM KEITH INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   6A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT SAT SEP 30 2000

...KEITH DRIFTING SLOWLY WESTWARD AND STRENGTHENING...RAINFALL
THREAT CONTINUES OVER CENTRAL AMERICA...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE EAST COAST OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA FROM CHETUMAL MEXICO TO CABO CATOCHE MEXICO. 
WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA LATER TODAY.
 
ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KEITH
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  85.5 WEST
OR ABOUT 205 MILES...330 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO.
 
KEITH IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR  3 MPH... 5 KM/HR...BUT A
SLOW NORTH-NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO RESUME LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS RECENTLY REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
ARE NEAR  60 MPH... 97 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATES THAT KEITH CONTINUES TO BECOME BETTER ORGANIZED AND
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  KEITH
WILL LIKELY BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
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 11 PM EDT POSITION...17.8 N... 85.5 W.  MOVEMENT
...DRIFTING WEST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 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 5 AM EDT.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
  
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