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FZUS72 KTBW 292120
MWSTBW
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
520 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026
GMZ830-853-292215-
/O.CON.KTBW.MA.W.0171.000000T0000Z-260829T2215Z/
520 PM EDT SAT AUG 29 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM...
TAMPA BAY WATERS...
AT 520 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 23 NM EAST OF HILLSBOROUGH BAY TO NEAR TAMPA BAY TO
EGMONT KEY, MOVING NORTHWEST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
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, MANATEE NEARSHORE REEF, HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE,
MADEIRA BEACH REEF, TIERRA VERDE, BELLEAIR BEACH, COCKROACH BAY, ANNA
MARIA ISLAND, PASS-A-GRILLE CHANNEL, SOUTHWEST CHANNEL, TAMPA BAY,
ST. PETE BEACH, HILLSBOROUGH BAY, BRADENTON BEACH, HONEYMOON ISLAND,
REDINGTON BEACH, WHITNEY BEACH, COURTNEY CAMPBELL CAUSEWAY,
CLEARWATER PASS, AND PASS-A-GRILLE REEF.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.
LAT...LON 2775 8234 2771 8243 2747 8257 2742 8253
2736 8284 2758 8304 2814 8314 2816 8275
2808 8271 2798 8250 2798 8239 2787 8233
TIME...MOT...LOC 2120Z 136DEG 18KT 2789 8199 2769 8257 2757 8275
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...40KTS
TBW
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