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#2843 10/01/00 07:07 PM
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<img align=left width=116 height=111 hspace=8 vspace=8 src="//AmbergrisCaye.com/art/keith/loop6psun.gif"><img align=right width=200 height=186 hspace=8 vspace=8 src="//AmbergrisCaye.com/art/keith/geos7sm.jpg">HURRICANE KEITH INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 13A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
7 PM CDT SUN OCT 01 2000

...KEITH NEARLY STATIONARY AT THE COAST AND POUNDING BELIZE...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF THE
YUCATAN PENINSULA AND BELIZE FROM CABO CATOCHE SOUTHWARD TO MONKEY
RIVER TOWN.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH COAST OF YUCATAN
FROM WEST OF CABO CATOCHE TO PROGRESO.

ALL INTERESTS IN THE NORTHWESTERN CARIBBEAN AND SOUTHERN GULF OF
MEXICO SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
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<img align=right width=195 height=188 hspace=8 vspace=8 src="//AmbergrisCaye.com/art/keith/7pmsuncloud.jpg">
AT 7 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KEITH WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.8 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES...95
KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHETUMAL MEXICO...AND ABOUT 40 MILES...60 KM
EAST-NORTHEAST OF BELIZE CITY.

KEITH IS NEARLY STATIONARY AND LITTLE MOTION IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT 12 HOURS. A SLOW MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO
BEGIN WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE DECREASED SLIGHTLY TO
NEAR 115 MPH...185 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A HAM RADIO REPORT OF 125 MPH
SUSTAINED WINDS WAS RECEIVED ABOUT THREE HOURS AGO FROM SAN PEDRO ON
AMBERGRIS CAY BELIZE.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 105 MILES...165 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 958 MB...28.30 INCHES.

THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA...BELIZE AND HONDURAS. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE
LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. WITH THE SLOW MOTION
OF THE HURRICANE...DEVASTATING RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS ALONG THE PATH
OF KEITH COULD EASILY EXCEED 15 TO 2O INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 9 TO 12 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ALONG WITH LARGE BATTERING WAVES...HAVE LIKELY BEEN OCCURRING OVER
PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA NEAR AND NORTH OF THE CENTER OF THE
HURRICANE.

REPEATING THE 7 PM CDT POSITION...17.8 N... 87.8 W. MOVEMENT NEARLY
STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE... 958 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
10 PM CDT.

[This message has been edited by Marty (edited 10-01-2000).]

#2844 10/01/00 09:26 PM
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#2845 10/01/00 09:41 PM
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Dear Marty are you still on line, This is Rick and Cheri, here in Texas. We have been following Keith since its birth and have been on the computer for a long time in between work worrying about you all. I talked with Hilly Boo last night, but that was before Keith hit. Where are you located on the island, we just bought property in Tres Cocos. Our prayers are with you all down there, can you give us an update as its stands now. Love Fm has not updated its site. I just got off work and am very worried about you all there. We are coming down Oct 28th for 10 days. Let us know what we can do. Thanks--
Rick and Cheri

#2846 10/01/00 09:47 PM
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I'm not on the island, thats why i'm still online...

I'm in Oregon, closetted away... communicating like a SOB

#2847 10/01/00 09:52 PM
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Marty, have you gotten any sleep since this started?


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