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December 4, 2001 — At 11 a.m. EST, the center of tropical depression Olga was located near latitude 27.5 north, longitude 68.0 west or about 600 miles east-northeast of Nassau in the Bahamas. The depression is drifting south-southeast, and a south to south-southwest motion is expected during the next 24 hours, according to NOAA's National Hurricane Center. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Storm Olga taken Dec. 3, 2001 at 8:45 a.m. EST. Click here to see latest satellite image.)

Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph with higher gusts. Weakening is forecast during the next 24 hours. Estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb, 29.71 inches.

The 2001 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended Nov. 30.

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