Rip Current Statement issued March 19 at 10:09AM AST until March 21 at 6:00PM AST by NWS San Juan PR

* WHAT…Breaking waves around 6-9 feet, and occasionally
higher, resulting in life-threatening rip currents.

* WHERE…Beaches along the northern coast of Puerto Rico, from
Aguadilla to Fajardo.

* WHEN…Through Friday 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…Life-threatening rip currents will
continue across the north-facing beaches of the islands
through most of the workweek due to pulses of long period
northerly swells. However, a larger, northwesterly swell will
arrive as early as late tonight, building seas between 8 and
12 feet at 13 to 15 seconds. This will likely result in
Coastal Flood and High Surf Advisory conditions, particularly
from the west- northwest to northeast coast of Puerto Rico
from Thursday through Friday. A Coastal Flood Watch could be
issued later this afternoon for the northwest to northeast
coast of Puerto Rico.