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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Special Marine Warning
National Weather Service San Juan PR
331 PM AST Fri May 10 2024

The National Weather Service in San Juan has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for...
  Coastal Waters of Northern Puerto Rico out 10 NM...

* Until 400 PM AST.

* At 330 PM AST, a strong thunderstorm capable of producing
  waterspouts was located over the Atlantic coastal waters, just
  north of Barceloneta, moving northwest at 10 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 1865 6654 1849 6650 1849 6666 1865 6678
TIME...MOT...LOC 1930Z 139DEG 9KT 1853 6660

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

$$

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