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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service San Juan PR
526 PM AST Thu May 16 2024

PRZ009>011-162215-
Mayaguez and Vicinity PR-Western Interior PR-Southwest PR-
526 PM AST Thu May 16 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT MUNICIPALITIES OF SOUTHWESTERN
PUERTO RICO THROUGH 615 PM AST...

At 524 PM AST, public and broadcast media reported a strong
thunderstorm  and funnel-cloud near Cabo Rojo, moving southwest at
15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. Brief, weak landspouts possible.

SOURCE...Public and broadcast media.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
Hormigueros, San German, Cabo Rojo, Lajas, Puerto Real, Monte Grande,
Boqueron, Sabana Eneas, and Betances.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Conditions are favorable for the development of weak, brief funnel
clouds. This type of funnel cloud is harmless, but on rare occasions
they can briefly touch down, producing wind gusts over 50 mph. If a
funnel cloud is spotted move indoors and report your sighting to the
National Weather Service.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
office in San Juan.

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LAT...LON 1822 6701 1799 6698 1800 6720 1801 6716
      1803 6718 1804 6721 1806 6720 1807 6718
      1807 6720 1809 6720 1813 6717 1814 6719
      1817 6718
TIME...MOT...LOC 2124Z 240DEG 49KT 1813 6705

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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