NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FLMA.W 0211October 6, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tampa Bay waters and Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM
The National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued a special marine warning for Tampa Bay waters and Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM, which was in force until 4:45 p.m. local time on October 6. It was the 211th special marine warning the NWS office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 35 minutes; 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
- Tampa Bay waters and Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:10 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- Expires
- 4:45 p.m. EDT, October 6, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTBW MA.W 0211
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWTBWThe National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Tampa Bay waters... Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM... * Until 445 PM EDT. * At 410 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing waterspouts was located 7 NM west of Anna Maria, or 7 NM west of Anna Maria Island, moving northeast at 5 knots. HAZARD...Waterspouts and wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Manatee 3 Mile North Reef, Passage Key Inlet, Southwest Channel, Egmont Key, Anna Maria and Manatee 7 Mile North Reef.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Thunderstorms can produce sudden waterspouts. Waterspouts can easily overturn boats and create locally hazardous seas. Seek safe harbor immediately.
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