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TROPICAL STORM FELIX ADVISORY NUMBER  35
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM AST MON SEP 17 2001

...FELIX WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM SOUTHWEST OF THE AZORES...
 
AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FELIX 
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  31.0 WEST 
OR ABOUT 335 MILES...540 KM...SOUTHWEST OF LAJES IN THE AZORES 
ISLANDS.
 
FELIX IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR  3 MPH
...6 KM/HR...AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE EAST IS EXPECTED
LATER TODAY ALONG WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES
...370 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  985 MB...29.09 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 11 AM AST POSITION...34.9 N... 31.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST-SOUTHEAST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 70 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 985 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER STEWART
 
 
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