Special Marine Warning 10/31/2024 22:29 for areas

Headline: 
Special Marine Warning issued November 1 at 1:29AM AST until November 1 at 3:30AM AST by NWS San Juan PR
Event: 
Special Marine Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
October 31, 2024 - 10:29pm
Expires: 
November 1, 2024 - 12:30am
Description: 
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 330 AM AST. * At 127 AM 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. 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.
Instruction: 
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects. Report severe weather to the Coast Guard or the National Weather Service.
Area Description: 
Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico AND USVI from 10 NM to 19.5N; Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM; Coastal Waters from Cabo San Juan to the waters between Anegada Island and Virgin Gorda and North 10 NM; Anegada Passage east of Virgin Gorda and Saint Croix south to 17N; Coastal Waters east of Puerto Rico, around Vieques, and around and just north of Culebra and Saint John; Caribbean Waters of Puerto Rico from 10 NM to 17N, including the Coastal Waters of Saint Croix; Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
Forcast Office: 
NWS San Juan PR