889  
WHUS52 KTBW 191111  
SMWTBW  
GMZ850-870-191215-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.MA.W.0002.250119T1111Z-250119T1215Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
611 AM EST SUN JAN 19 2025  
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A  
 
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20  
NM...  
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM...  
 
* UNTIL 715 AM EST.  
 
* AT 610 AM EST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED 28 NM SOUTHWEST OF SUWANNEE RIVER, MOVING  
NORTHEAST AT 35 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...  
OZELLO, CRYSTAL RIVER, CEDAR KEY, AND YANKEETOWN.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2930 8307 2923 8299 2922 8272 2915 8274  
2890 8257 2882 8257 2846 8379 2863 8388  
2885 8405 2916 8354 2930 8316  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1110Z 246DEG 36KT 2900 8357  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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