Special Marine Warning

SMWTBW

The National Weather Service in Ruskin has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Bonita Beach to Englewood FL out 20 NM... Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM...

* Until 515 PM EDT.

* At 408 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Saint Armands Key to near Venice to near Englewood, moving west 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... Englewood, M15 Reef, Longboat Key, Venice Inlet, M4 Reef, Manasota Key, Palm Island, Siesta Key, Venice, Saint Armands Key, M17 Reef, Big Sarasota Pass, Lynn Silvertooth Reef, Sarasota Bay, M5 Reef, M1 Reef, Turtle Beach, M16 Reef, New Pass, and Don Pedro Island.