WHCA52 TJSJ 151158 SMWSJU AMZ710-720-730-740-750-151400- /O.NEW.TJSJ.MA.W.0036.080815T1158Z-080815T1400Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SPECIAL MARINE WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN JUAN PR 758 AM AST FRI AUG 15 2008 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SAN JUAN HAS ISSUED A * SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR... ALL THE LOCAL ATLANTIC AND CARIBBEAN WATERS * UNTIL 1000 AM AST * AT 750 AM AST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS...ASSOCIATED WITH A PASSING TROPICAL WAVE... CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE LOCAL WATERS...WITH EXPLOSIVE BANDS OF SHOWERS...HEAVY RAINFALL...FREQUENT LIGHTNING AND SQUALLS. ADDITIONAL STRONG SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST 10 AM AST. MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS OF 35 TO 50 KNOTS...STEEP AND VERY HIGH WAVES...FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS AND OCCASIONAL WATERSPOUTS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS LATER THIS MORNING. LAT...LON 1700 6804 1957 6799 1956 6416 1699 6419 1696 6650 TIME...MOT...LOC 1153Z 180DEG 0KT 1810 6626 $$ SR