Hurricane Two

Forecast Advisory 23

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WTNT32 KNHC 300831
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM OLGA ADVISORY NUMBER 23
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM AST FRI NOV 30 2001

...OLGA CONTINUES TO WEAKEN...

AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OLGA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.5 WEST OR ABOUT 745 MILES
...1200 KM...EAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS.

OLGA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST SOUTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR...
AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40
MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES.

LARGE OCEAN SWELLS FROM OLGA HAVE BEEN AFFECTING BERMUDA...PORTIONS
OF THE U.S. EAST COAST...THE BAHAMAS...THE GREATER ANTILLES AND THE
NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES. THESE SWELLS SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.

REPEATING THE 5 AM AST POSITION...25.3 N... 65.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST SOUTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM AST.

FORECASTER LAWRENCE