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HURRICANE FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER  31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST SUN SEP 16 2001

...FELIX MOVING NORTHEAST TOWARD THE AZORES ISLANDS...
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELIX WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  32.7 WEST OR ABOUT 
465 MILES...745 KM...SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES ISLANDS
 
FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH ..24 KM/HR...
AND THIS TRACK IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  40 MILES... 65 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 195 MILES...315 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  977 MB...28.85 INCHES...
BASED ON A NEARBY BUOY REPORT.

HEAVY SURF AND LARGE BATTERING WAVES WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE 
AZORES ISLANDS LATER TODAY AND ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM AST POSITION...33.8 N... 32.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 90 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 977 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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