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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.

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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

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