ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER 24 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST FRI SEP 14 2001 ...FELIX MOVING NORTHEASTWARD OVER OPEN WATERS... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELIX WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 43.7 WEST OR ABOUT 985 MILES... 1585 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES. FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES... 75 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 970 MB...28.64 INCHES. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...31.2 N... 43.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER FRANKLIN NNNN