ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER 12 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST TUE SEP 11 2001 ...FELIX OVER OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FELIX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 48.2 WEST OR ABOUT 890 MILES...1435 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...19.6 N... 48.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER AVILA NNNN