TROPICAL DEPRESSION KEITH ADVISORY NUMBER 21
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
4 PM CDT TUE OCT 03 2000


...KEITH CONTINUES ACROSS THE YUCATAN...SHOULD EMERGE INTO THE GULF
OF MEXICO TOMORROW...

ALL INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD CONTINUE TO
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

AT 4 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF THE TROPICAL DEPRESSION
WAS LOCATED INLAND OVER THE YUCATAN NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 89.9 WEST OR ABOUT 165 MILES...265 KM...SOUTH OF MERIDA
MEXICO.

THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...KEITH WILL BE EMERGING INTO THE GULF OF
MEXICO TOMORROW.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH... 45 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.

HEAVY RAINS ARE STILL AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE YUCATAN
PENINSULA AND COULD STILL PRODUCE ISOLATED BUT LIFE-THREATENING
FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES.


REPEATING THE 4 PM CDT POSITION...18.6 N... 89.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 30 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 998 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.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN