Rip Current — Southeast, Puerto Rico

2024-07-13 · Southeast, Puerto Rico

Event narrative

An 86-year-old male was found floating in Playa Guilarte in Arroyo, PR. A 911 call alerted the authorities and took the victim to a nearby hospital, where the doctors confirmed the fatality.

Wider weather episode

A surface high pressure across the Atlantic and a tropical wave moving across the CWA promoted moderate to fresh east to southeasterly winds over the local area. This caused seas to increase between 4 and 5 feet across the southern coastal waters of Puerto Rico, and a moderate risk of rip currents was expected across the south to southeastern beaches of Puerto Rico. One drowning occurred in Guilarte Beach in Arroyo.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1196924. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.