Special Marine Warning for Tampa Bay waters
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What you need to know
- Applies to
- Tampa Bay waters
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What is happening
SMWTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Tampa Bay waters... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 448 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm east of Hillsborough Bay to 11 nm southeast of Tampa Bay, moving northwest at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Full official description
Bulletin details
SMWTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Tampa Bay waters... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 448 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm east of Hillsborough Bay to 11 nm southeast of Tampa Bay, moving northwest at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. 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... Gandy Bridge, Old Tampa Bay, Howard Frankland Bridge, Tampa Bay, Cockroach Bay, Hillsborough Bay, and Courtney Campbell Causeway.
Lifecycle record
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- Alert
Special Marine Warning issued August 6 at 4:48PM EDT until August 6 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
Official revision
Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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