ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE OLGA ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST MON NOV 26 2001 ...OLGA BECOMES THE NINTH HURRICANE OF THE 2001 HURRICANE SEASON... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLGA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 56.0 WEST OR ABOUT 510 MILES...820 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA. OLGA IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH... 9 KM/HR...AND A SLOW NORTHWARD TO NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING MAY OCCUR DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES... 35 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 415 MILES...665 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 977 MB...28.85 INCHES. SHIP REPORTS INDICATE A VERY LARGE FIELD OF SEAS OF 12 FEET OR GREATER 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 BAHAMAS AND THE ISLANDS OF THE NORTHERN CARIBBEAN FROM HISPANIOLA EASTWARD LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT...AND REACH THE REMAINDER OF THE EASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...31.5 N... 56.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 977 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN