NWS Tampa Bay Ruskin FLMA.W 0166August 28, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Tampa Bay waters, Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM and Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM
The National Weather Service office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued a special marine warning for Tampa Bay waters, Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM and Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM, which was in force until 4:00 p.m. local time on August 28. It was the 166th special marine warning the NWS office in Tampa Bay Ruskin issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 57 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, Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM and Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:03 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- Expires
- 4:00 p.m. EDT, August 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTBW MA.W 0166
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
NWS notices, August 2026The latest from the National Weather Service
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The notice as issued
SMWTBW The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM... Tampa Bay waters... Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM... * Until 400 PM EDT. * At 303 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 9 nm east of Tarpon Springs to near Indian Rocks Beach to 40 nm west of Egmont Key, moving east 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... Terra Ceia Bay, D5 Reef, Manatee Nearshore Reef, Howard Frankland Bridge, Madeira Beach Reef, Longboat Key, Tierra Verde, Belleair Beach, Cockroach Bay, Anna Maria Island, Pass-A-Grille Channel, Southwest Channel, Tampa Bay, St. Pete Beach, Hillsborough Bay, Bradenton Beach, Honeymoon Island, Redington Beach, D1 Reef, and D4 Reef.
What the agency told people to do
Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.