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November 26, 2001 — NOAA satellite imagery Monday indicates that thunderstorm activity has increased around the center of subtropical storm two and that it has become Tropical Storm Olga. At 11 a.m. EST, the center of Olga was located near latitude 30.7 north, longitude 56.1 west or about 515 miles east of Bermuda, according to NOAA's National Hurricane Center. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Storm Olga taken Nov. 26, 2001 at 8:14 a.m. EST. Click here to see latest satellite image.)

Olga is now moving toward the northwest near 7 mph. A general northwest to west-northwest motion is expected during the next 24 hours. Maximum sustained winds are near 70 mph with higher gusts. NOAA satellite imagery indicates Olga is trying to form an eye, and it could become a hurricane later Monday.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 555 miles mainly to the northwest of the center. Estimated minimum central pressure is 979 mb, 28.91 inches.

Ship reports indicate a very large field of 12 feet or greater seas is associated with Olga. Swells from the storm are already reaching Bermuda and portions of the U.S. mid-Atlantic states. These swells will reach the islands of the northern Caribbean from
Hispaniola eastward later Monday or Monday night and reach the Bahamas and the remainder of the eastern coast of the United States over the next day or two.

Hurricane season ends November 30.

For storm information for specific areas of the USA, please monitor products issued by National Weather Service local forecast offices. In addition, see NOAA's Southeast River Forecast Center for the latest river conditions.

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