Hurricane Two

Forecast Advisory 33

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WTNT32 KNHC 022032
TCPAT2
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM OLGA ADVISORY NUMBER 33
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST SUN DEC 02 2001

...OLGA LOCATED ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN THE BAHAMAS AND BERMUDA...ONLY
A THREAT TO SHIPPING AT THIS TIME...

AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM OLGA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.6 WEST OR ABOUT
505 MILES...810 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS. THIS
IS ALSO ABOUT 550 MILES...880 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.

OLGA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...
AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT. A GRADUAL
TURN TO THE NORTH AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON MONDAY. HOWEVER...SOME ERRATIC MOTION MAY ALSO OCCUR ON MONDAY
DUE TO WEAKENING STEERING CURRENTS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES
...140 KM FROM THE CENTER.

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

LARGE OCEAN SWELLS AND DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE
TO AFFECT THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS...AS WELL AS THE
TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...26.8 N... 69.6 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.

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

FORECASTER STEWART