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Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL

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WHUS52 KTBW 212057
SMWTBW
GMZ830-212200-
/O.NEW.KTBW.MA.W.0037.130521T2057Z-130521T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
457 PM EDT TUE MAY 21 2013

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  TAMPA BAY WATERS...
  INCLUDING COURTNEY CAMPBELL CAUSEWAY...GANDY BRIDGE...HILLSBOROUGH
  BAY...HOWARD FRANKLAND BRIDGE...OLD TAMPA BAY AND TAMPA BAY...

* UNTIL 600 PM EDT

* AT 445 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
  A THUNDERSTORM...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND
  POSSIBLY PEA SIZE HAIL NEAR SOUTH TAMPA AND MACDILL AIR FORCE
  BASE...MOVING SOUTH AT 15 KNOTS INTO NORTHERN TAMPA BAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MARINERS CAN EXPECT STRONG WINDS...SMALL HAIL...HIGH
WAVES...DANGEROUS LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAINS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.

&&

LAT...LON 2783 8239 2776 8239 2764 8256 2765 8268
      2774 8270 2771 8268 2771 8263 2783 8261
      2789 8263 2793 8273 2804 8269 2797 8254
      2784 8254 2783 8248 2792 8250 2795 8245
      2786 8240 2785 8235
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 015DEG 13KT 2785 8252

$$

MJG