ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM AST FRI SEP 14 2001 ...FELIX BEGINS TO WEAKEN... AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELIX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 45.0 WEST OR ABOUT 1085 MILES...1750 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH ...22 KM/HR...AND A TURN TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...175 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST 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 320 MILES...520 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 967 MB...28.56 INCHES. REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...30.5 N... 45.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 967 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN