Keith (1988)

Cat 1 AL121988 · Atlantic
Peak winds
65 kt
75 mph
Min pressure
945 mb
ACE
4.99
10⁴ kt²
Landfalls
2
39 observations

What happened during Keith?

Keith was a Cat 1 Atlantic tropical cyclone that existed from November 17 to November 26, 1988 (10 days). It reached peak winds of 74 mph (65 kt) and a minimum central pressure of 945 mb. The storm made 2 landfalls during its lifetime.


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Storm overview
First obs
1988-11-17
Last obs
1988-11-26
Storm number
12
Basin
Atlantic
Observations
39

Best-track observations

Time (UTC) Status Lat Lon Winds (kt) Pressure (mb) Record
1988-11-17 18:00 TD 14.90 -74.30 30 1008
1988-11-18 00:00 TD 15.00 -75.50 30 1008
1988-11-18 06:00 TD 15.00 -76.50 30 1008
1988-11-18 12:00 TD 15.00 -77.70 30 1008
1988-11-18 18:00 TD 15.00 -79.00 30 1008
1988-11-19 00:00 TD 15.00 -79.90 30 1007
1988-11-19 06:00 TD 15.10 -80.40 30 1007
1988-11-19 12:00 TD 15.20 -81.20 30 1007
1988-11-19 18:00 TD 15.50 -81.80 30 1006
1988-11-20 00:00 TD 15.80 -82.60 30 1005
1988-11-20 06:00 TS 16.30 -83.40 35 1004
1988-11-20 12:00 TS 17.80 -84.50 40 1002
1988-11-20 18:00 TS 19.10 -85.40 45 997
1988-11-21 00:00 TS 19.80 -86.10 60 985
1988-11-21 06:00 TS 20.70 -86.60 60 993
1988-11-21 08:00 TS 21.20 -86.80 60 993 Landfall
1988-11-21 12:00 TS 21.80 -87.00 60 993
1988-11-21 18:00 TS 22.40 -87.20 60 990
1988-11-22 00:00 TS 23.10 -87.00 60 993
1988-11-22 06:00 TS 23.80 -86.80 55 995
1988-11-22 12:00 TS 24.40 -86.20 55 995
1988-11-22 18:00 TS 25.50 -85.10 55 993
1988-11-23 00:00 TS 26.50 -84.20 55 994
1988-11-23 06:00 TS 27.30 -82.80 55 995
1988-11-23 07:00 TS 27.30 -82.60 55 995 Landfall
1988-11-23 12:00 TS 27.90 -81.30 35 999
1988-11-23 18:00 TS 28.90 -79.80 40 998
1988-11-24 00:00 TS 29.70 -77.70 50 995
1988-11-24 06:00 TS 31.00 -75.20 55 992
1988-11-24 12:00 TS 32.50 -70.50 60 990
1988-11-24 18:00 EX 34.00 -66.00 55 985
1988-11-25 00:00 EX 36.00 -60.00 50 982
1988-11-25 06:00 EX 39.00 -54.00 50 976
1988-11-25 12:00 EX 40.00 -49.00 50 964
1988-11-25 18:00 EX 44.00 -45.00 55 960
1988-11-26 00:00 EX 48.00 -43.00 65 950
1988-11-26 06:00 EX 52.00 -42.00 65 945
1988-11-26 12:00 EX 52.50 -44.00 65 945
1988-11-26 18:00 EX 52.00 -46.00 65 950

Source: NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 best-track database (nhc.noaa.gov/data). Data is in the public domain. Best-track positions and intensities are post-storm reanalysis estimates and may differ from real-time advisories.