421  
FZUS72 KTBW 061811  
MWSTBW  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
211 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
 
GMZ836-856-061915-  
211 PM EDT THU AUG 6 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS
 
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD FL OUT 20 NM...  
 
AT 211 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED  
8 NM NORTHEAST OF GASPARILLA ISLAND, MOVING WEST AT 20 KNOTS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY HIGHER  
WAVES, AND LIGHTNING STRIKES. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR  
IMMEDIATELY UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2659 8243 2693 8244 2693 8227 2692 8226  
2693 8225 2692 8201 2667 8201  
 

 
 
TBW  
 
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