512  
FZUS72 KTBW 252138  
MWSTBW  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
538 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026  
 
GMZ836-856-252245-  
538 PM EDT WED MAR 25 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE WATERS  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM...  
 
AT 537 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL. THIS  
THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 18 NM EAST OF ENGLEWOOD, MOVING SOUTHWEST 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 2676 8199 2672 8200 2683 8230 2704 8213  
2697 8201 2690 8198  
 
 
 
TBW  
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