Hurricane Lee generates big swells along northern Caribbean while it churns through open waters

It was located some 340 miles (545 kilometers) north of the northern Leeward Islands. A high surf advisory was in effect for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with the National Weather Service warning of breaking waves of up to 15 feet (5 meters) for north and east-facing beaches. The National Hurricane Center also warned of dangerous surf and rip currents for most of the U.S. East Coast this week, but what the hurricane might do beyond that is unclear.