Special Marine Warning

SMWTBW

The National Weather Service in Tampa Bay Ruskin has issued a

* Special Marine Warning for... Coastal waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 NM... Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 650 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line from over Longboat Key to 16 NM west of Egmont Key, moving southwest at 10 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... Manatee 7 Mile South Reef, Bob Johnson Reef, M7 Reef, Manatee 3 Mile North Reef, Manatee 3 Mile South Reef, M1 Reef, M8 Reef, M3 Reef, Manatee Nearshore Reef, Longboat Pass, M4 Reef, Bradenton Beach, Whitney Beach, M5 Reef and Longboat Key.