082  
FZUS72 KTBW 202352  
MWSTBW  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL  
752 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
 
GMZ836-853-856-873-210130-  
752 PM EDT SUN SEP 20 2026  
   
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE WATERS  
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
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 ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM...  
 
AT 752 PM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE  
OF PRODUCING WINDS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE  
LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR DON PEDRO ISLAND TO 6 NM  
EAST OF NORTH CAPTIVA ISLAND TO 7 NM NORTHEAST OF BONITA SHORES,  
MOVING SOUTHWEST AT 15 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 THESE STORMS PASS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 2617 8232 2623 8241 2630 8247 2668 8260  
2688 8273 2697 8231 2682 8219 2684 8201  
2659 8201 2652 8194 2652 8184 2633 8184  
 
 
 
TBW  
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