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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED

Special Marine Warning

National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL

610 PM EDT Mon Jul 13 2026



The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a



* Special Marine Warning for...

  Tampa Bay waters...



* Until 700 PM EDT.



* At 609 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line

  extending from near Dunedin to near Clearwater Beach to near Johns

  Pass, moving east 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.



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LAT...LON 2775 8234 2774 8235 2771 8243 2764 8246

      2774 8276 2778 8278 2782 8283 2784 8284

      2787 8283 2789 8276 2795 8279 2808 8270

      2798 8250 2799 8241 2787 8233

TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 282DEG 19KT 2805 8275 2794 8273 2784 8278



HAIL...0.00IN

WIND...>34KTS



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