NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FLMA.W 0181September 1, 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 7:00 p.m. local time on September 1. It was the 181st special marine warning the NWS office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 48 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
- 6:12 p.m. EDT, September 1, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. EDT, September 1, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTBW MA.W 0181
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWTBW The 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 700 PM EDT. * At 612 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from 7 NM west of Pass-A-Grille Channel to over Tampa Bay, moving southwest at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts to 34 knots. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and suddenly higher waves. * Locations impacted include... Egmont Key, Fort Desoto Park, Pass-A-Grille Channel, Tierra Verde, Pass-A-Grille Beach, Southwest Channel, St. Pete Beach, Passage Key Inlet, Saint Pete Beach Reef, Anna Maria, Anna Maria Island, Sunshine Skyway Bridge, Manatee 3 Mile North Reef, Holmes Beach, Treasure Island, Manatee 7 Mile North Reef, Johns Pass, Manatee 1 Mile Reef, Treasure Island Reef and Madeira Beach.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are expected.
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