Special Marine Warning for Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound; Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM
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- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound, Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM
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What is happening
SMWTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound... Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 440 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 21 nm northeast of Don...
What the bulletin says to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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Bulletin details
SMWTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound... Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM... * Until 515 PM EDT. * At 440 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 21 nm northeast of Don Pedro Island to 8 nm northeast of Captiva, moving northwest at 15 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. * Strong thunderstorms will remain over mainly open waters.
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Special Marine Warning issued August 5 at 4:41PM EDT until August 5 at 5:15PM 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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