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Hazardous marine condition(s):
Hurricane Warning
AMZ700-192230-
555 AM AST Tue Sep 19 2017
.SYNOPSIS FOR PUERTO RICO AND THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS WATERS...
Major Hurricane Maria will cross directly through the local waters.
Maria is a Category 5 hurricane.
THIS WILL BE A VERY DANGEROUS STORM.
Hurricane Maria will move across the local area as major hurricane
tonight through Thursday with dramatically increasing wind and very
dangerous seas. Conditions will remain hazardous beyond Thursday.
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AMZ715-192230- Coastal Waters of Northern USVI and Culebra out 10 NM- 555 AM AST Tue Sep 19 2017 HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY Tropical storm conditions expected with hurricane conditions possible. Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet. Dominant Period 11 seconds. Northwest swell 4 to 7 feet in the afternoon. Showers and scattered thunderstorms. TONIGHT Hurricane conditions expected. Northeast winds 35 to 40 knots with gusts to around 50 knots rising to 45 to 55 knots with gusts to around 65 knots after midnight. Seas 12 to 14 feet with occasional seas up to 17 feet. Dominant Period 11 seconds. North swell 5 to 10 feet. Showers and numerous thunderstorms. WEDNESDAY Hurricane conditions expected. Southeast winds 45 to 60 knots. Gusts up to 75 knots subsiding to 65 knots in the afternoon. Seas over 20 feet with occasional seas up to 29 feet. Dominant Period 11 seconds. North swell 8 to 13 feet. Showers and numerous thunderstorms. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Tropical storm conditions expected with hurricane conditions possible. South winds 30 to 35 knots. Seas over 20 feet with occasional seas up to 29 feet subsiding to 13 to 15 feet with occasional seas up to 19 feet after midnight. Dominant Period 11 seconds. Northwest swell 9 to 14 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet after midnight. Showers and numerous thunderstorms. THURSDAY Tropical storm conditions possible. South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. Dominant Period 10 seconds. Northwest swell 4 to 5 feet. Showers and numerous thunderstorms. THURSDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet. Dominant Period 10 seconds. Northwest swell 4 to 5 feet. Scattered thunderstorms through the night. Scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Dominant Period 10 seconds. Northwest swell 4 to 5 feet. Showers and scattered thunderstorms. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant Period 11 seconds. North swell 4 to 5 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. SATURDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant Period 11 seconds. Northwest swell around 4 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. $$
AMZ715-192230- Coastal Waters of Northern USVI and Culebra out 10 NM- 555 AM AST Tue Sep 19 2017 HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT TODAY Tropical storm conditions expected with hurricane conditions possible. Northeast winds around 30 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet. Dominant Period 11 seconds. Northwest swell 4 to 7 feet in the afternoon. Showers and scattered thunderstorms. TONIGHT Hurricane conditions expected. Northeast winds 35 to 40 knots with gusts to around 50 knots rising to 45 to 55 knots with gusts to around 65 knots after midnight. Seas 12 to 14 feet with occasional seas up to 17 feet. Dominant Period 11 seconds. North swell 5 to 10 feet. Showers and numerous thunderstorms. WEDNESDAY Hurricane conditions expected. Southeast winds 45 to 60 knots. Gusts up to 75 knots subsiding to 65 knots in the afternoon. Seas over 20 feet with occasional seas up to 29 feet. Dominant Period 11 seconds. North swell 8 to 13 feet. Showers and numerous thunderstorms. WEDNESDAY NIGHT Tropical storm conditions expected with hurricane conditions possible. South winds 30 to 35 knots. Seas over 20 feet with occasional seas up to 29 feet subsiding to 13 to 15 feet with occasional seas up to 19 feet after midnight. Dominant Period 11 seconds. Northwest swell 9 to 14 feet subsiding to 4 to 7 feet after midnight. Showers and numerous thunderstorms. THURSDAY Tropical storm conditions possible. South winds 20 to 25 knots. Seas 8 to 10 feet with occasional seas up to 11 feet. Dominant Period 10 seconds. Northwest swell 4 to 5 feet. Showers and numerous thunderstorms. THURSDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 6 to 8 feet with occasional seas up to 10 feet. Dominant Period 10 seconds. Northwest swell 4 to 5 feet. Scattered thunderstorms through the night. Scattered showers after midnight. FRIDAY Southeast winds 15 to 20 knots. Seas 4 to 6 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet. Dominant Period 10 seconds. Northwest swell 4 to 5 feet. Showers and scattered thunderstorms. FRIDAY NIGHT Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant Period 11 seconds. North swell 4 to 5 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. SATURDAY Southeast winds 10 to 15 knots. Seas 3 to 5 feet with occasional seas up to 6 feet. Dominant Period 11 seconds. Northwest swell around 4 feet. Scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. $$