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Special Marine Warning 98, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

July 17, 2021

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this special marine warning at Jul 17, 2021, 4:44 PM EDT. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jul 17, 2021, 4:44 PM EDT (20:44 UTC)
Expired: Jul 17, 2021, 5:45 PM EDT
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Tampa Bay, FL
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.0 in
Wind: 34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Jul 17, 2:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 17, 2:29 PM EDT, 2 hours 15 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 17, 4:07 PM EDT, 37 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL
407 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

FLZ165-265-172030-
Inland Lee-Coastal Lee-
407 PM EDT Sat Jul 17 2021

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHEASTERN LEE COUNTY...

At 407 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Southwest
Florida International Airport, or near Fort Myers, moving west at 10
mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and pea size hail are possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Fort Myers, Lehigh Acres, East Dunbar, Southwest Florida Airport,
Buckingham, Villas, San Carlos Park, Pine Manor, Three Oaks, Page
Park, North Fort Myers, Page Field Airport, Suncoast Estates, Fort
Myers Villas, Tice, Gateway and Fort Myers Shores.

LAT...LON 2667 8163 2647 8161 2648 8187 2674 8188
TIME...MOT...LOC 2007Z 101DEG 7KT 2658 8175

TBW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 17, 3:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		65 min
Jul 17, 4:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Lee	23 min
Jul 17, 4:38 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Lee	82 min
Jul 17, 5:27 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	TBW	Charlotte, Sarasota	93 min
Jul 17, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Sarasota	29 min
Jul 17, 5:40 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		35 min
Jul 17, 6:27 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Pinellas	48 min
Jul 17, 7:22 PM EDT	Special Marine Warning	TBW		23 min
Jul 17, 7:47 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	TBW	Pasco	28 min

Nearby

Special Marine Warnings in Florida, 2021 Every special marine warning in 2021

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.