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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
728 AM EDT THU MAY 28 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND...
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM...
WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM...
* UNTIL 830 AM EDT.
* AT 728 AM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WATERSPOUTS WAS LOCATED NEAR GASPARILLA 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...
GASPARILLA ISLAND, MANASOTA KEY, CAPTIVA, SANIBEL, ENGLEWOOD, AND
DON PEDRO ISLAND.
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 2639 8209 2635 8240 2648 8262 2706 8251
2705 8237 2692 8226 2704 8214 2704 8212
2696 8201 2661 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 1128Z 183DEG 18KT 2666 8232
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
TBW
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