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HURRICANE FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER  19
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST THU SEP 13 2001
 
...FELIX REACHES 105 MPH WINDS... 
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELIX WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 48.4 WEST OR ABOUT 1410
MILES...2270 KM...SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES.

FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR.  A GRADUAL 
TURN TO THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
SATELLITE ESTIMATES INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE
INCREASED TO NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES...55 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 185 MILES...295 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...26.4 N...48.4 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...970 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM AST.

FORECASTER AVILA
 
 
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