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HURRICANE FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER  32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SUN SEP 16 2001

...FELIX SLOWLY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE 
AZORES ISLANDS...
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELIX WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  32.0 WEST 
OR ABOUT 390 MILES...630 KM...SOUTHWEST OF THE CENTRAL
AZORES ISLANDS.
 
FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND 
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS
WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...140 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  979 MB...28.91 INCHES...
BASED ON A NEARBY BUOY REPORTS.
 
HEAVY SURF AND LARGE BATTERING WAVES WILL BEGIN TO AFFECT THE 
AZORES ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY ON MONDAY.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...34.7 N... 32.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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