


Special Marine Warning
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
Issued by NWS Tampa Bay Area, FL
278 WHUS52 KTBW 162213 SMWTBW GMZ850-162315- /O.NEW.KTBW.MA.W.0129.250716T2213Z-250716T2315Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 613 PM EDT Wed Jul 16 2025 The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Tarpon Springs to Suwannee River FL out 20 NM... * Until 715 PM EDT. * At 613 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 25 nm northeast of Crystal River to Yankeetown to 15 nm west of Bayport, moving northwest at 25 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... Cedar Key and Yankeetown. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 2930 8307 2923 8299 2924 8273 2915 8274 2899 8262 2897 8267 2854 8289 2857 8299 2868 8301 2877 8304 2877 8312 2879 8319 2887 8331 2900 8339 2908 8341 2918 8349 2930 8316 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 124DEG 23KT 2917 8222 2901 8273 2864 8292 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ TBW