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TROPICAL STORM KEITH ADVISORY NUMBER   6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT FRI SEP 29 2000

...KEITH MOVING SLOWLY NORTHWESTWARD...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 ON SATURDAY.
 
ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KEITH
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  85.3 WEST
OR ABOUT 210 MILES...340 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF COZUMEL MEXICO.
 
KEITH IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH... 7 KM/HR...AND A
SLOW NORTH-NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SATELLITE IMAGERY INDICATES THAT KEITH CONTINUES TO BECOME
BETTER ORGANIZED AND STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.  KEITH COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.
 
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...17.9 N... 85.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  5 MPH.  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.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM
EDT...SATURDAY.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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