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HURRICANE FELIX DISCUSSION NUMBER 22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT FRI SEP 14 2001
INITIAL INTENSITY REMAINS AT 100 KNOTS BASED ON SATELLITE INTENSITY
CLASSIFICATIONS. INTENSITY GUIDANCE IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS
PACKAGE SUGGESTING ONLY A SLIGHT INCREASE IN MAXIMUM WIND SPEED.
THEREFORE...THE INTENSITY FORECAST REMAINS THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS
ONE. THE SYSTEM WILL BEGIN TO MOVE OVER PROGRESSIVELY COOLER WATER
IN ABOUT 12 HOURS AND THE INTENSITY WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE. AT 72
HOURS THE SYSTEM WILL BE OVER 25 DEG C WATER TEMPERATURES AND WILL
BEGIN THE TRANSITION TO EXTRATROPICAL
THE INITIAL MOTION IS NOW 050/13. THE TRACK MODELS REMAIN IN GOOD
AGREEMENT ON THE DIRECTION OF MOTION OF FELIX AND ONLY DISAGREE IN
THE SPEED OF MOTION IN THE LATER FORECAST PERIODS. THE FORECAST
TRACK IS VERY CLOSE TO THE AVN AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ENSEMBLE AND
NEAR THE PREVIOUS FORECAST.
AT LONGER RANGES...WHILE APPROACHING THE AZORES...FELIX MAY SLOW
DOWN AS INTERACTS WITH A NEARLY STATIONARY NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM.
FORECASTER JARVINEN
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INITIAL 14/0900Z 29.7N 45.6W 100 KTS
12HR VT 14/1800Z 30.7N 43.8W 100 KTS
24HR VT 15/0600Z 31.8N 41.0W 95 KTS
36HR VT 15/1800Z 32.3N 38.0W 95 KTS
48HR VT 16/0600Z 33.1N 34.9W 90 KTS
72HR VT 17/0600Z 35.5N 29.4W 80 KTS
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