Felix now a category 2 hurricane.

[RL3AO]

Flight-level and dropsonde data recently received from the United
States Air Force hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that maximum
sustained winds in Hurricane Felix have increased to 100 mph...160
km/hr...making Felix a category two hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson
hurricane scale.


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Forecaster Knabb

[snowbear]

1. Thanks for the update.. Where is Feliz headed?

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[HeeBGBz]

4. Honduras, Belize at present

If it doesn't start moving in a more northerly direction. There has been some iffyness about 4 days out.

[idgiehkt]

2. wow, same path as Dean

http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at1+shtml/023537.shtml?3day#contents

thanks for the reminder, hope it doesn't strengthen any more.

[malaise]

5. Felix is further south of Jamaica

but will no doubt be close enough to create a rain mess for the already postponed national elections.

[HeeBGBz]

3. TD to Cat 2 in less than 24 hours

http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t1/loop-wv.html