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WHUS52 KTBW 272316
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
616 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...
TAMPA BAY WATERS...
WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM...
* UNTIL 715 PM EST.
* AT 615 PM EST, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DUNEDIN
TO 13 NM WEST OF EGMONT KEY TO 42 NM WEST OF LONGBOAT PASS, MOVING
EAST AT 20 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, HOWARD FRANKLAND
BRIDGE, MADEIRA BEACH REEF, LONGBOAT KEY, COCKROACH BAY, MD1 REEF,
M7 REEF, ANNA MARIA ISLAND, M8 REEF, PASS-A-GRILLE CHANNEL,
SOUTHWEST CHANNEL, M1 REEF, TAMPA BAY, HILLSBOROUGH BAY, M6 REEF,
D1 REEF, D4 REEF, AND SAINT PETE BEACH.
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 2761 8319 2816 8287 2815 8275 2808 8271
2797 8239 2789 8234 2747 8257 2738 8250
2715 8245 2707 8351 2725 8359
TIME...MOT...LOC 2315Z 276DEG 19KT 2797 8273 2757 8302 2722 8346
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
TBW
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