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HURRICANE FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER  34
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST MON SEP 17 2001

...FELIX MOVING MORE SLOWLY...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FELIX WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 35.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 31.3 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES...520
KM...SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES ISLANDS.

FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH ...15
KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE EAST WITH A FURTHER DECREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW WEAKENING IS LIKELY 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 230 MILES...370 KM.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  982 MB...29.00 INCHES.

RESIDENTS OF THE AZORES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FELIX AS 
STRONG WINDS ARE FORECAST TO COME FAIRLY CLOSE TO THESE ISLANDS 
DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.  HEAVY SURF AND LARGE BATTERING WAVES 
ARE EXPECTED TO AFFECT THE AZORES ISLANDS TODAY AND TUESDAY.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...35.5 N... 31.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 982 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.

FORECASTER PASCH
 
 
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