Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 240330
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 240400-241600
OUTLOOK...241600-250400
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ATLANTIC S OF 32N W OF 57W...CARIBBEAN...GULF OF MEXICO BTN 22N
AND 24N.
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ALL WNDS SFC. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR
CONDS. SFC TO 400MB.
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SYNOPSIS...HI PRES OVR THE ATLC CNTRD NR 33N71W WI RIDGING XTNDG
INTO NERN GLFMEX. OVR THE RMNDR OF THE FCST AREA THREE SFC TROFS
RESIDE...THE STRONGEST OF WHICH IS FM NR 25N65W-18N76W (OVR
JAMAICA) LOW PRES QUICKLY FORMS ON THIS TROF BY 06-09Z NR 24N68W
AND IS XPCD TO BE NR 26N67W BY THE END OF THE FCST PD AND CONT
MOV NE. SFC TROF OVR THE ATLC FM NR 30N75W-24N75W AND ALSO OVR
THE CARIB NR 16N68W-13N71W. STRONGEST WNDS ASSOC WI THE FIRST
MENTIONED TROF/LOW PRES AREA STARTING OUT FRESH-STG AND INCR TO
NR GALE WITH SOME GUSTS TO GALE POSS BY OTLK PD. MOD-FRESH WNDS
OVR WRN GLFMEX AND SOME PATCHY MVFR CIGS. ELSW MVFR ASSOC WI MORE
UNSETTLED WX AND SFC TROFS OVR ATLC INTO CNTRL CARIB.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W OF 91W...SCT015. OCNL BKN015 TOP 030. VIS 5SM BR HZ. WND E TO
  SE 15-20G25KT. OTLK...VFR BR HZ WND.
E OF 91W...SCT025. ISOL SHRA. WND ESE OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA
  WND.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
NW OF 32N66W-24N78W LN...SCT025. OCNL BKN025 TOP 120.
  OCNL BKN CI SE SXNS. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
SE OF 24N58W-16N68W LN...SCT025. OCNL BKN025 TOP 150.
  ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 BKN030 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
  NMRS SHRA. WDLY SCT TO SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA.
  WI 200NM OF SFC LOW WND INCR THRU PD FM VRB 20-30G30-35KT
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND WI 250NM OF SFC LOW.
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WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
SCT015 SCT035. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP FL180. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
SCT015 BKN030 TOP 150 OCNL LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN015.
  SCT TO NMRS SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 5SM RA. OTLK...MVFR
  CIG SHRA TSRA.
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CURACAO FIR...NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON
FIR
SE LN 18N74W-13N79W...SCT015 BKN030 TOP 150 OCNL LYRD ABV FL240.
  OCNL BKN015. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 5SM RA.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT020. OCNL BKN020 TOP 120. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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HABANA FIR
SE 24N78W-20N78W...SCT015 BKN030 TOP 150 OCNL LYRD ABV FL240.
  OCNL BKN015. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OCNL VIS 5SM RA.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT025. OCNL BKN025 TOP 150. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA. 18Z CUBA VFR SHRA TSRA.
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NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...135 NE TO 170 S.
  CARIB...150 N TO 170 SW AND SE.
  SRN GLFMEX...165 NE TO 175 SW.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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