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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
934 PM EDT SUN AUG 10 2025
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 1015 PM EDT.
* AT 934 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED OVER SUNSHINE SKYWAY BRIDGE, MOVING NORTH
AT 10 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN QUICKLY FORM AND CAPSIZE BOATS, DAMAGE
VESSELS, AND CREATE SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. MAKE SURE ALL
ON BOARD ARE IN A SECURE LOCATION AND WEARING LIFE
JACKETS. 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...
MANATEE NEARSHORE REEF, CLEARWATER BEACH, MADEIRA BEACH REEF,
LONGBOAT KEY, M4 REEF, M7 REEF, TREASURE ISLAND REEF, ANNA MARIA
ISLAND, PASS-A-GRILLE CHANNEL, SAINT PETE BEACH REEF, SOUTHWEST
CHANNEL, M5 REEF, M1 REEF, MANATEE 1 MILE REEF, MANATEE 3 MILE
SOUTH REEF, JOHNS PASS, LONGBOAT PASS, MANATEE 3 MILE NORTH REEF,
MANATEE 7 MILE SOUTH REEF, AND EGMONT KEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 2740 8263 2722 8272 2723 8293 2753 8300
2794 8293 2797 8279 2782 8263 2760 8261
TIME...MOT...LOC 0134Z 180DEG 9KT 2758 8269
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
TBW
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