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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
322 PM EDT MON MAR 16 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 445 PM EDT.
* AT 321 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR ARIPEKA TO 30 NM WEST OF ANCLOTE KEY TO 48 NM
WEST OF INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS AND SMALL HAIL.
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, HOWARD FRANKLAND
BRIDGE, MADEIRA BEACH REEF, LONGBOAT KEY, COCKROACH BAY, MD1 REEF,
M7 REEF, ANNA MARIA ISLAND, HERNANDO BEACH, M8 REEF, PASS-A-GRILLE
CHANNEL, SOUTHWEST CHANNEL, D6 REEF, M1 REEF, TAMPA BAY,
HILLSBOROUGH BAY, D1 REEF, AND D4 REEF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA...AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THESE STORMS PASS.
WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS, SMALL HAIL, HIGH WAVES, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING,
AND HEAVY RAIN ARE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 2834 8356 2876 8257 2853 8257 2814 8273
2808 8272 2798 8250 2799 8240 2787 8233
2775 8234 2771 8243 2747 8257 2741 8253
2672 8330 2734 8364 2784 8377 2813 8378
TIME...MOT...LOC 1921Z 297DEG 29KT 2841 8270 2814 8343 2765 8371
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...40KTS
TBW
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