Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued November 16 at 5:18PM AST until November 16 at 6:45PM AST by NWS San Juan PR
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 16, 2024 - 1:18pm
Expires:
November 16, 2024 - 2:45pm
Description:
SMWSJU
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.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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; Coastal Waters east of Puerto Rico, around Vieques, and around and just north of Culebra and Saint John; Coastal Waters of Southern Puerto Rico out 10 NM
Forcast Office:
NWS San Juan PR