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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
631 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
TAMPA BAY WATERS...
* UNTIL 645 PM EDT.
* AT 631 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER OLD TAMPA
BAY, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 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...
OLD TAMPA BAY, HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE, AND COURTNEY CAMPBELL
CAUSEWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 2786 8260 2788 8280 2789 8276 2795 8279
2808 8270 2807 8267 2795 8254
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 119DEG 10KT 2791 8261
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
TBW
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