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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
616 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
TAMPA BAY WATERS...
* UNTIL 700 PM EDT.
* AT 616 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED OVER HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE, MOVING
SOUTHWEST AT 10 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...
HILLSBOROUGH BAY, GANDY BRIDGE, OLD TAMPA BAY, HOWARD FRANKLAND
BRIDGE, AND COURTNEY CAMPBELL CAUSEWAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 2777 8234 2775 8268 2794 8276 2806 8270
2804 8260 2798 8250 2799 8240 2787 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 2216Z 035DEG 8KT 2793 8254
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
TBW
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