


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
190 WHUS52 KTBW 161941 SMWTBW GMZ830-162030- /O.NEW.KTBW.MA.W.0126.250716T1941Z-250716T2030Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 341 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Tampa Bay waters... * Until 430 PM EDT. * At 341 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 14 nm east of Hillsborough Bay to 10 nm southeast of Tampa Bay, moving north 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 2775 8234 2771 8243 2759 8248 2800 8275 2803 8273 2806 8264 2798 8250 2799 8241 2787 8233 TIME...MOT...LOC 1941Z 162DEG 20KT 2779 8219 2763 8239 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ TBW