938  
WHUS52 KTBW 092054  
SMWTBW  
GMZ836-856-092200-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.MA.W.0191.260909T2054Z-260909T2200Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
454 PM EDT WED SEP 9 2026  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM...  
 
* UNTIL 600 PM EDT.  
 
* AT 453 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 22 NM  
NORTHEAST OF DON PEDRO ISLAND TO 13 NM EAST OF CAYO COSTA ISLAND TO  
7 NM NORTHWEST OF FORT MYERS BEACH, 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...  
BOCA GRANDE, PALM ISLAND, CAYO COSTA ISLAND, CAPTIVA, NORTH CAPTIVA  
ISLAND, DON PEDRO ISLAND, AND ENGLEWOOD.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 2650 8224 2679 8238 2699 8230 2692 8226  
2705 8213 2697 8201 2690 8198 2659 8201  
2652 8194 2653 8191 2651 8190  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2053Z 124DEG 13KT 2701 8194 2674 8201 2654 8198  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 
 
 
TBW  
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