729  
FZUS72 KTBW 292100  
MWSTBW  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
500 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
 
GMZ850-853-292200-  
500 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE WATERS  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM...  
COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20  
NM...  
 
AT 500 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE  
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 12 NM NORTH OF YANKEETOWN TO 8 NM  
NORTH OF BAYPORT TO 7 NM EAST OF TARPON SPRINGS. THE THUNDERSTORMS  
WERE NEARLY STATIONARY.  
 
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 THESE STORMS PASS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 2915 8274 2891 8257 2853 8257 2815 8273  
2815 8297 2871 8295 2923 8296 2924 8274  
 
 
 
TBW  
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