Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR
Issued by NWS San Juan, PR
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989 WHCA52 TJSJ 162118 SMWSJU AMZ711-712-716-726-735-162245- /O.NEW.TJSJ.MA.W.0069.241116T2118Z-241116T2245Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service San Juan PR 518 PM AST Sat Nov 16 2024 The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico AND USVI from 10 NM to 19.5N... Coastal Waters east of Puerto Rico, around Vieques, and around and just north of Culebra and Saint John... Coastal Waters from Cabo San Juan to the waters between Anegada Island and Virgin Gorda and North 10 NM... Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM... Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM... * Until 645 PM AST. * At 516 PM AST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located over mainly areas of coastal waters of the Atlantic between mainland PR and Culebra, moving east at 15 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * The severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 1818 6485 1800 6578 1817 6576 1820 6563 1823 6563 1823 6560 1828 6564 1839 6562 1837 6571 1839 6575 1842 6575 1856 6487 1835 6486 1837 6495 1835 6504 1834 6493 1830 6488 1832 6486 TIME...MOT...LOC 2116Z 268DEG 19KT 1831 6512 WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ LIS