WTNT35 KNHC 041747
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM KEITH INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 24A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1 PM CDT WED OCT 04 2000

...KEITH NOW A TROPICAL STORM...

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM MATAMOROS SOUTHWARD TO
COATZACOALCOS. A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE
REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA LATER TODAY.

AT 1 PM CDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF KEITH WAS LOCATED BY AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 20.3 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 93.5 WEST OR ABOUT 310 MILES...495 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
TAMPICO MEXICO.

KEITH IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19
KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 1 PM CDT POSITION...20.3 N... 93.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 996 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
4 PM CDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN