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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
255 AM EDT THU MAY 28 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...
* UNTIL 400 AM EDT.
* AT 253 AM EDT, A THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WAS
LOCATED JUST NORTH OF ANNA MARIA ISLAND, MOVING NORTH 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, MANATEE NEARSHORE REEF, OLD TAMPA BAY, HOWARD
FRANKLAND BRIDGE, COCKROACH BAY, ANNA MARIA ISLAND, PASS-A-GRILLE
CHANNEL, SOUTHWEST CHANNEL, SAINT PETE BEACH REEF, PORT MANATEE
REEF, MANATEE 1 MILE REEF, TAMPA BAY, HILLSBOROUGH BAY, MANATEE 3
MILE SOUTH REEF, JOHNS PASS, LONGBOAT PASS, MANATEE 3 MILE NORTH
REEF, GANDY BRIDGE, EGMONT KEY, AND SUNSHINE SKYWAY BRIDGE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR UNTIL HAZARDOUS WEATHER PASSES.
LAT...LON 2775 8234 2771 8243 2757 8251 2742 8271
2757 8295 2807 8270 2793 8236 2787 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 0653Z 201DEG 22KT 2755 8274
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
TBW
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