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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
 
 
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