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HURRICANE FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM AST WED SEP 12 2001
 
...FELIX UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE...

AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELIX WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  48.7 WEST OR ABOUT 1515 MILES 
...2445 KM...SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES ISLANDS.
 
FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND A TURN 
TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED ON THURSDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR  75 
MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST 
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES...280 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM AST POSITION...24.2 N... 48.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 
5 AM AST...THURSDAY.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
  
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