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WHUS52 KTBW 200449
SMWTBW
GMZ830-853-200545-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
1249 AM EDT THU AUG 20 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM...
TAMPA BAY WATERS...
* UNTIL 145 AM EDT.
* AT 1249 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER COURTNEY
CAMPBELL CAUSEWAY, MOVING SOUTH AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE
ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
CLEARWATER BEACH, GANDY BRIDGE, OLD TAMPA BAY, HOWARD FRANKLAND
BRIDGE, EGMONT KEY, COCKROACH BAY, INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, SUNSHINE
SKYWAY BRIDGE, SAINT PETE BEACH, DUNEDIN, COURTNEY CAMPBELL
CAUSEWAY, TREASURE ISLAND REEF, CLEARWATER PASS, PASS-A-GRILLE
CHANNEL, SAINT PETE BEACH REEF, PORT MANATEE REEF, TAMPA BAY,
HILLSBOROUGH BAY, JOHNS PASS, AND TARPON SPRINGS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 2771 8243 2758 8251 2757 8287 2813 8296
2814 8275 2808 8271 2798 8250 2798 8239
2795 8238 2775 8234
TIME...MOT...LOC 0449Z 349DEG 20KT 2797 8265
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
TBW
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