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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
514 AM AST Wed May 1 2024

The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  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...

* Until 615 AM AST.

* At 513 AM AST, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing 
  waterspouts was about 15 NM south of Vieques, moving west 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 strong thunderstorm will remain over mainly open waters.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily
overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor
immediately.

&&

LAT...LON 1788 6547 1770 6549 1770 6594 1797 6591
TIME...MOT...LOC 0913Z 096DEG 15KT 1780 6556 

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

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