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FELIX, THE SIXTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON, FORMS IN THE
ATLANTIC AND POSES NO THREAT TO LAND;
ERIN TURNS NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD
September 11, 2001 At 11 a.m.
EDT, the center of Hurricane Erin was located near latitude 37.6
north, longitude 65.5 west or about 515 miles south of Halifax,
Nova Scotia. Erin is moving toward the north-northeast near 7
mph, and a turn toward the northeast and east-northeast is expected
during the next 24 hours, according to NOAA's
National Hurricane Center. (Click NOAA satellite image
for larger view of Hurricane Erin and Tropical Storm Felix taken
Sept. 11, 2001 at 10:45 a.m. EDT. Click
here to see latest NOAA satellite image.)
Maximum
sustained winds are near 90 mph with higher gusts. Slow weakening
is forecast during the next 24 hours. Hurricane force winds extend
outward up to 45 miles from the center, and tropical storm force
winds extend outward up to 115 miles. Estimated minimum central
pressure is 976 mb, 28.82 inches. (Click NOAA satellite image
for larger view of Hurricane Erin taken Sept. 11, 2001 at 7:45
a.m. EDT.)
Large swells associated with
Erin will continue to affect portions of the U.S. East Coast
during the next few days. For storm information for specific
areas of the USA, please monitor products issued by NOAA's
National Weather Service local forecast offices.
FELIX, THE SIXTH TROPICAL
STORM OF THE SEASON, FORMS IN THE ATLANTIC; POSES NO THREAT TO
LAND
AT 11 a.m. EDT, the center
of Tropical Storm Felix was located near latitude 18.9 north,
longitude 47.5 west or about 930 miles east of the northern Leeward
Islands. Felix is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph. This
motion is expected to continue during the next 24 hours with
a gradual turn to the north thereafter. On this track Felix will
continue over open waters.
Maximum sustained winds are
near 40 mph with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast
during the next 24 hours. Tropical storm force winds extend outward
up to 85 miles from the center. Estimated minimum central pressure
is 1003 mb, 29.62 inches.
Storm Advisories updated
5 a.m., 11 a.m., 5 p.m., and 11 p.m. EDT; every three hours if
a Watch/Warning is in effect.
NOAA satellite
images updated 15 minutes past the hour; Atlantic Coast and
Gulf of Mexico and close-ups also updated at 45 past the hour.
Click NOAA tracking
map for larger view.
![NOAA tracking chart of Hurricane Erin.](images/erintracking091101-11am2.jpg)
Click NOAA tracking map for
larger view.
![NOAA tracking chart of Tropical Storm Felix.](images/felixtracking091101-11am2.jpg)
Relevant Web Sites
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here
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across the USA
Media Contact:
Frank Lepore,
NOAA's National Hurricane
Center, (305) 229-4404
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