Storms rolling through the Gulf on last evening prompted a Special Marine Warning that stretched from Englewood to Tarpon Springs and pulled Tampa Bay into the danger zone, as the National Weather Service urged anyone on the water to head for shelter. The advisory targeted offshore waters 20 to 60 nautical miles out, coastal waters within 20 nautical miles, and placed a time-limited warning on Tampa Bay waters through 7:15 p.m. Eastern. Boaters were told to brace for sudden high winds, fast-building seas and pockets of very low visibility.
What the NWS bulletin said
According to NWS Tampa Bay, the Special Marine Warning listed three affected areas by name: “Waters from Englewood to Tarpon Springs FL out 20 to 60 NM,” “Coastal waters from Englewood to…..