Rip Current · Puerto Rico

Rip Current May 9, 2015 · Northwest, Puerto Rico

Death

What the National Weather Service wrote

A 29-year old man from Poland and professor at University of Puerto Rico was carried away by rip currents ad Guajataca Beach in the county line between Quebradillas and Isabela.

The wider storm

Surface high pressure north of the region maintained moderate to fresh trade winds. Buoys indicated seas of 4 to 5 feet across Caribbean and Atlantic waters. Small craft operators were urged to exercise caution.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 574291. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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