Special Marine Warning for Tampa Bay waters; Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM; Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM
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What you need to know
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- Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM, Tampa Bay waters
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What is happening
SMWTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM... Tampa Bay waters... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 456 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected. Frequent lightning is occurring with these storms. If caught on the open water stay below deck if possible, keep away from ungrounded metal objects.
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Bulletin details
SMWTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM... Tampa Bay waters... * Until 600 PM EDT. * At 456 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 11 nm northeast of Howard Frankland Bridge to near Courtney Campbell Causeway to near Longboat Pass, 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... Terra Ceia Bay, Manatee Nearshore Reef, Howard Frankland Bridge, Madeira Beach Reef, Longboat Key, Tierra Verde, Belleair Beach, Cockroach Bay, M7 Reef, Anna Maria Island, Saint Armands Key, M8 Reef, Pass-A-Grille Channel, Southwest Channel, M1 Reef, Tampa Bay, St. Pete Beach, Hillsborough Bay, Bradenton Beach, and Honeymoon Island.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 30 at 4:56PM EDT until August 30 at 6:00PM EDT by NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
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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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