* WHAT…Life-threatening rip currents due to breaking waves up to
6 feet and occasionally higher, increasing at 8 to 12 feet
during the weekend.
* WHERE…Beaches of northern Puerto Rico, from Rincon to
Fajardo, including Culebra. Northern exposed beaches of St.
Thomas and St. John.
* WHEN…Through Sunday afternoon.
* IMPACTS…Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away
from shore into deeper water, where it becomes difficult to
return to safety.
* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Building seas, generated by pulses of
long- period northerly swells, will promote life-threatening
rip current conditions through the weekend.