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WHCA72 TJSJ 150738
MWWSJU

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service San Juan PR
338 AM AST Mon Apr 15 2024

AMZ711-151545-
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Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico and USVI from 10 NM to 19.5N-
338 AM AST Mon Apr 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM AST WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
  5 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 9 feet.

* WHERE...Offshore Atlantic Waters of Puerto Rico and USVI.

* WHEN...Until 6 AM AST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots
and/or seas of 7 feet or greater are expected to produce
hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners,
especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid
navigating in these conditions.

&&

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AMZ723-151545-
/O.CON.TJSJ.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-240415T2200Z/
Anegada Passage east of Virgin Gorda and Saint Croix south to 17N-
338 AM AST Mon Apr 15 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM AST THIS
EVENING...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 20 knots with gusts up to 25 knots. Seas
  4 to 7 feet with occasional seas up to 8 feet.

* WHERE...Anegada Passage east of Virgin Gorda and Saint Croix
  south to 17N.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM AST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 21 to 33 knots
and/or seas of 7 feet or greater are expected to produce
hazardous wave conditions to small craft. Inexperienced mariners,
especially those operating smaller vessels should avoid
navigating in these conditions.

&&

$$