ZCZC MIATCPAT2 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE OLGA ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 PM AST WED NOV 28 2001 ...OLGA MOVING SOUTHWESTWARD AND WEAKENING SLIGHTLY... AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE OLGA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 57.3 WEST OR ABOUT 440 MILES...710 KM...EAST OF BERMUDA. OLGA IS MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL WEAKENING IS FORECAST 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 315 MILES...510 KM...MAINLY TO THE NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 979 MB...28.91 INCHES. LARGE OCEAN SWELLS FROM HURRICANE OLGA WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT BERMUDA...PORTIONS OF THE U.S. EAST COAST...THE BAHAMAS...THE GREATER ANTILLES AND THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...31.1 N... 57.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...SOUTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 979 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM AST. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN