705  
FZUS72 KTBW 022228  
MWSTBW  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
628 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026  
 
GMZ853-022315-  
628 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM APPROACHING THE WATERS
 
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM...  
 
AT 627 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED  
OVER CLEARWATER BEACH, 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 2789 8280 2794 8306 2816 8297 2817 8285  
2809 8272  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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