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HURRICANE FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER  30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST SUN SEP 16 2001

...FELIX GRADUALLY WEAKENING...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELIX WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 33.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 34.2 WEST OR ABOUT 560 MILES...905
KM...SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES.

FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH ...24
KM/HR...AND THIS TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  40 MILES... 65 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 195 MILES...315 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  977 MB...28.85 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...33.0 N... 34.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 90 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 977 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.

FORECASTER PASCH
 
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