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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
425 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2026
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 600 PM EST.
* AT 423 PM EST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 6 NM NORTHWEST
OF YANKEETOWN TO 61 NM WEST OF ANCLOTE KEY, MOVING EAST AT 25
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. WATERSPOUTS CAN BECOME TORNADOES IF THEY MOVE
ONSHORE. KEEP ABREAST OF THE SITUATION. 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...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EST FOR NORTHERN
FLORIDA.
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 2920 8273 2915 8274 2890 8257 2876 8257
2812 8346 2810 8377 2850 8380 2869 8392
2922 8299
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 275DEG 25KT 2912 8280 2841 8399
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
TBW
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