Keith then began Process_start to meander erratically offshore of Belize , which significantly weakened Cause_change_of_strength the storm due to land interaction .

The storm Catastrophe meandered Motion erratically until striking Attack the Yucatán Peninsula on November 11 and dissipating Change hours later .

It moved Motion erratically westward toward the Philippines , eventually striking Attack the island of Luzon on July 4 .

The tropical cyclone reached Arriving its peak intensity with winds of 105 mph ( 165 km/h ) two days later ; however , Hurricane Odile began Process_start to weaken Cause_change_of_strength as moved Motion erratically it encountered Motion less favorable conditions and was downgraded Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a tropical storm Catastrophe shortly before making Causation landfall northwest of Zihuatanejo .

The system , first noted Know as a tropical disturbance on April 17 , 1998 east of the Northern Cook Islands , initially moved Motion erratically prior to its designation as Alan upon developing Coming_to_be into a tropical cyclone on April 21 .

though the system tracked Self_motion erratically during the first hours of its existence , the intensification of a region of high pressure to the cyclone 's north caused Causation kate to turn westward .

over the next couple of days the system intensified Cause_change_of_strength further and developed Coming_to_be an eye feature as it erratically moved Motion towards fiji .

It moved Motion erratically at first , though after attaining Achieve tropical storm status it curved Motion_directional westward due to the subtropical ridge to its north .