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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
615 PM EDT TUE MAY 26 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 700 PM EDT.
* AT 615 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED NEAR TAMPA BAY, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 15
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...
GANDY BRIDGE, OLD TAMPA BAY, HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE, COCKROACH
BAY, SUNSHINE SKYWAY BRIDGE, SAINT PETE BEACH, COURTNEY CAMPBELL
CAUSEWAY, TREASURE ISLAND REEF, PASS-A-GRILLE CHANNEL, PORT MANATEE
REEF, TAMPA BAY, HILLSBOROUGH BAY, AND JOHNS PASS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
LAT...LON 2781 8234 2772 8241 2771 8243 2767 8245
2757 8254 2771 8294 2806 8267 2798 8250
2799 8240 2787 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 132DEG 13KT 2778 8254
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
TBW
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