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HURRICANE KEITH ADVISORY NUMBER 8
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT SAT SEP 30 2000
...KEITH BECOMES THE SEVENTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...
A HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF YUCATAN
FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD TO THE MEXICO/BELIZE BORDER.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM
BELIZE CITY NORTHWARD TO THE MEXICO/BELIZE BORDER. THE TROPICAL
STORM WARNING COULD BE UPGRADED TO HURRICANE WARNING LATER TODAY.
AT 11 AM...1500 UTC THE GOVERNMENT OF MEXICO HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE
WATCH FOR THE NORTH COAST OF YUCATAN FROM WEST OF CABO CATOCHE TO
PROGRESO.
ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN SHOULD MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KEITH WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.6 WEST OR ABOUT 118
MILES...190 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHETUMAL MEXICO.
KEITH HAS BEEN MEANDERING DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED
TO BEGIN A NORTHWESTWARD DRIFT LATER TODAY.
SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT KEITH IS STRENGTHENING AND THE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. FURTHER
STRENGTHENING IS INDICATED BEFORE LANDFALL. A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE
WILL BE IN THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES...220 KM.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...18.0 N... 86.6 W. MOVEMENT
MEANDERING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE... 984 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 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM
EDT.
FORECASTER AVILA
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