745 WHUS52 KTBW 052347 SMWTBW GMZ830-853-060015- /O.NEW.KTBW.MA.W.0010.260305T2347Z-260306T0015Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Special Marine Warning National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 647 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026 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... * Until 715 PM EST. * At 647 PM EST, a strong thunderstorm was located near Egmont Key, moving northwest at 10 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... Manatee 3 Mile North Reef, Manatee 7 Mile South Reef, Southwest Channel, Manatee 7 Mile North Reef, Egmont Key, and Passage Key Inlet. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Move to safe harbor until hazardous weather passes. && LAT...LON 2757 8270 2741 8279 2748 8306 2761 8305 2772 8294 TIME...MOT...LOC 2347Z 116DEG 9KT 2752 8284 HAIL...0.00IN WIND...>34KTS $$ TBW  388 FZUS71 KOKX 052347 MWSOKX Marine Weather Statement National Weather Service New York NY 647 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026 ANZ331-335-060030- 647 PM EST Thu Mar 5 2026 ...SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING THE WATERS... The areas affected include... Western Long Island Sound... Central Long Island Sound... At 643 PM EST, Doppler radar indicated showers with embedded thunderstorms, capable of producing winds to around 30 knots. The area of showers and embedded thunderstorms was located along a line extending from near Captain Harbor to near Eastchester Bay, moving east at 50 knots. This will be moving across Long Island Sound from New Haven CT and Port Jefferson NY and the rest of Long Island Sound to the west before 730 PM. Locations impacted include... Norwalk Islands, Long Neck Point, Smithtown Bay, Stamford Harbor, Port Jefferson Harbor, Captain Harbor, Cold Spring Harbor, Stratford Shoal, Huntington Bay, and Hempstead Harbor. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Mariners can expect gusty winds to around 30 knots, locally higher waves, lightning strikes, and heavy downpours. Boaters should seek safe harbor immediately until these storms pass. && LAT...LON 4127 7276 4094 7302 4093 7312 4085 7320 4092 7330 4084 7346 4089 7361 4079 7363 4079 7364 4084 7370 4075 7376 4076 7376 4088 7384 4102 7367 4106 7348 4113 7342 4110 7338 4119 7318 4117 7311 4122 7308 $$ JM