Special Marine Warning 10/31/2024 20:01 for areas

SMWSJU The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Anegada Passage east of Virgin Gorda and Saint Croix south to 17N... Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico AND USVI from 10 NM to 19.5N... Caribbean Waters of Puerto Rico from 10 NM to 17N, including the Coastal Waters of Saint Croix... 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 100 AM AST. * At 1056 PM AST, a cluster with severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts was located across the local Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Another cluster of thunderstorms was detected developing between Culebra/Vieques and the U.S. Virgin Islands. These thunderstorms were moving west at 10 to 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.