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WWUS82 KTBW 281532
SPSTBW
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
1032 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
FLZ160-162-281600-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE FL-COASTAL SARASOTA FL-
1032 AM EST SAT FEB 28 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT WEST CENTRAL CHARLOTTE AND SOUTH
CENTRAL SARASOTA COUNTIES THROUGH 1100 AM EST...
AT 1032 AM EST, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A WATERSPOUT 14 MILES SOUTHWEST OF NORTH PORT,
MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY
HAZARDOUS WATERS. GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS
AND BLOW AROUND UNSECURED OBJECTS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
GROVE CITY, ROTONDA, SOUTH VENICE, AND NORTH PORT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.
LAT...LON 2691 8242 2697 8246 2703 8244 2700 8226
2689 8227
TIME...MOT...LOC 1532Z 275DEG 16KT 2695 8241
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
TBW
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