NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FLMA.W 0191September 9, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound and Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued a special marine warning for Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound and Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM, which was in force until 6:00 p.m. local time on September 9. It was the 191st special marine warning the NWS office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1.1 hours; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tampa Bay Ruskin FL
- Area
- Charlotte Harbor and Pine Island Sound and Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:54 p.m. EDT, September 9, 2026
- Expires
- 6:00 p.m. EDT, September 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTBW MA.W 0191
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
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 600 PM EDT. * At 453 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing waterspouts were located along a line extending from 22 nm northeast of Don Pedro Island to 13 nm east of Cayo Costa Island to 7 nm northwest of Fort Myers Beach, moving northwest at 15 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...Radar. IMPACT...Waterspouts can quickly form and capsize boats, damage vessels, and create suddenly higher waves. Make sure all on board are in a secure location and wearing life jackets. 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... Boca Grande, Palm Island, Cayo Costa Island, Captiva, North Captiva Island, Don Pedro Island, and Englewood.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
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