057  
WHUS52 KTBW 191355  
SMWTBW  
GMZ830-853-873-191500-  
/O.NEW.KTBW.MA.W.0005.250119T1355Z-250119T1500Z/  
 
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED  
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
855 AM EST SUN JAN 19 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...  
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM...  
 
* UNTIL 1000 AM EST.  
 
* AT 855 AM EST, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE  
EXTENDING FROM 44 NM WEST OF EGMONT KEY TO 11 NM SOUTHWEST OF  
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH TO NEAR CLEARWATER BEACH, MOVING EAST AT 35  
KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR.  
 
IMPACT...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...  
TERRA CEIA BAY, D5 REEF, MANATEE NEARSHORE REEF, CLEARWATER BEACH,  
D2 REEF, OLD TAMPA BAY, HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE, MADEIRA BEACH  
REEF, COCKROACH BAY, ANNA MARIA ISLAND, TREASURE ISLAND REEF,  
PASS-A-GRILLE CHANNEL, INDIAN SHORE REEF, SAINT PETE BEACH REEF,  
SOUTHWEST CHANNEL, PORT MANATEE REEF, TAMPA BAY, MANATEE 1 MILE  
REEF, HILLSBOROUGH BAY, AND MANATEE 3 MILE SOUTH REEF.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2788 8312 2805 8297 2814 8274 2808 8271  
2797 8239 2787 8233 2775 8234 2771 8243  
2747 8257 2743 8254 2707 8351 2734 8364  
2768 8373  
TIME...MOT...LOC 1355Z 248DEG 34KT 2749 8359 2780 8304 2799 8291  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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