517  
FZUS72 KTBW 122256  
MWSTBW  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
656 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
 
GMZ876-130000-  
656 PM EDT SAT SEP 12 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM...  
 
AT 656 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED  
37 NM SOUTHWEST OF CAPTIVA, MOVING WEST AT 10 KNOTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER  
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR  
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 2598 8291 2631 8307 2650 8264 2617 8240  
 
 
 
TBW  
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