721  
WHUS52 KTBW 191208  
SMWTBW  
GMZ850-870-191315-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.MA.W.0003.250119T1208Z-250119T1315Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
708 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 815 AM EST.  
 
* AT 708 AM EST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING  
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 NM NORTHEAST  
OF YANKEETOWN TO 16 NM SOUTH OF CEDAR KEY TO 44 NM NORTHWEST OF  
ANCLOTE KEY, MOVING EAST AT 40 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, HERNANDO BEACH, PORT RICHEY, BAYPORT,  
YANKEETOWN, AND ARIPEKA.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2890 8257 2854 8257 2823 8267 2814 8378  
2836 8377 2850 8380 2856 8383 2902 8321  
2914 8274  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1208Z 260DEG 38KT 2914 8267 2888 8307 2853 8359  
 
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE  
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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