Tropical Storm Keith struck the Continental United States later in the calendar year than any tropical cyclone since the 1925 Atlantic hurricane season. The nineteenth tropical depression and eleventh named storm of the 1988 Atlantic hurricane season, Keith developed out of a tropical wave in the Caribbean Sea on November 17. It tracked northwestward, and under generally favorable conditions, Keith reached a peak intensity of 70 mph (110 km/h) shortly before striking the northeastern tip of the Yucatán Peninsula. It turned northeastward in the Gulf of Mexico, and made landfall near Sarasota, Florida, on November 23. Keith accelerated its forward motion under the influence of a cold front, and became extratropical near Bermuda on November 24. The extratropical remnant persisted for two more days. Category 1 hurricane: peak winds of 75 mph (65 knots), lowest pressure 945 mb. November 17 – November 26, 1988. Landfalls: November 21 at 70 mph, 21.2°N 86.8°W; November 23 at 65 mph, 27.3°N 82.6°W. Accumulated cyclone energy: 5.0. Wiki link Track: NOAA National Hurricane Center, HURDAT2 best track AL121988 (public domain).