Rip Current Statement

Active

San Juan and Vicinity; Northeast; Southeast; North Central; Ponce and Vicinity

Status In Progress Started about 1 hour ago

Ends Aug 17, 6:00 AM AST

Issued Aug 14, 4:23 PM AST

Severity Moderate

Urgency Expected

Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...Life-threatening rip currents.

* WHERE...Exposed beaches of northern, eastern, and southern Puerto Rico, Vieques, Culebra, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

* WHEN...Through late Sunday night.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water, where it becomes difficult to return to safety.

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