Expires:202409041930;Remove:202409041930;027196 WWUS82 KTBW 041900 SPSTBW Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tampa Bay Area Ruskin FL 300 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2024 FLZ160-162-165-041930- Coastal Charlotte FL-Coastal Sarasota FL-Coastal Lee FL- 300 PM EDT Wed Sep 4 2024 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT WESTERN CHARLOTTE...WESTERN LEE AND SOUTHEASTERN SARASOTA COUNTIES THROUGH 330 PM EDT... At 259 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms along a line extending from near Port Charlotte to near Iona. Movement was northwest at 25 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Locations impacted include... Cape Coral, North Port, Punta Gorda, Port Charlotte, Matlacha, Harlem Heights, Iona, Pine Island Center, Matlacha Isles-Matlacha Shores, Pineland, St. James City, McGregor, Burnt Store Marina, Saint James City, Murdock, El Jobean, Punta Rassa, Solana, Charlotte Harbor, and Gulf Cove. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. && LAT...LON 2637 8201 2643 8221 2704 8229 2702 8203 2636 8189 TIME...MOT...LOC 1859Z 134DEG 21KT 2696 8206 2647 8195 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ TBW