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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
514 PM EST FRI FEB 27 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20
NM...
TAMPA BAY WATERS...
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM...
WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM...
* UNTIL 615 PM EST.
* AT 513 PM EST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 NM WEST OF
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH TO 15 NM WEST OF JOHNS PASS, 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. 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,
OLD TAMPA BAY, HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE, MADEIRA BEACH REEF, TARPON
SPRINGS, COCKROACH BAY, ANNA MARIA ISLAND, TREASURE ISLAND REEF,
HERNANDO BEACH, PASS-A-GRILLE CHANNEL, INDIAN SHORE REEF, SAINT
PETE BEACH REEF, SOUTHWEST CHANNEL, PORT MANATEE REEF, TAMPA BAY,
MANATEE 1 MILE REEF, AND HILLSBOROUGH BAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 2850 8262 2845 8260 2816 8273 2808 8272
2798 8250 2799 8244 2774 8235 2771 8243
2747 8257 2744 8255 2712 8354 2723 8359
2795 8377 2814 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 252DEG 23KT 2792 8301 2770 8307
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
TBW
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