Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 071530
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 071600-080400
OUTLOOK...080400-081600
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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...AT 15Z THE WRN HLF OF THE CARIB AND THE BAHAMAS ARE
CNVTVLY ACTV SE OF AN UPR LVL TROF OVR THE FL ATLC CSTL WTRS THRU
THE ERN GLFMEX. THIS TS ACT WL START TO FILL IN OVR CUBA AND
HISPANIOLA WITH THE AID OF DAYTIME HTG. A PLUME OF DRY SAHARAN
AIR CONTS TO ADVANCE WWD THRU THE ERN CARIB SUPPRESSING MOST
CNVTN THERE. A TRPCL WV ALG 74W DIVIDES THE TWO AREAS. STG
TRADEWNDS CONT OF MUCH OF THE ERN AND CNTRL CARIB. FAIR WS WL
CONT OVR THE SRN GLFMEX FIRS.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
SCT025. OCNL BKN025 TOP 040. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR
NW 32N66W-25N73W...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR.
SE 32N66W-25N73W...
 22N-30N...SCT020 BKN060 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN018 OVC040.
  SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR TSRA.
 RMNDR...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR
NW HLF...SCT020 SCT-BKN060 TOP ABV FL240. ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA.
 OTLK...VFR TSRA.
SE HLF...SCT020 BKN060 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN018 OVC040.
 SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR TSRA.
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SAN JUAN FIR
SCT025. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
N 11N...SCT020 SCT040. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP 060 INVOF ISLANDS.
 ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
S 11N...SCT020 BKN050 TOP 120. OCNL BKN018. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL
 TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
SCT020 SCT060. ISOL SHRA. WND E 20KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
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CURACAO FIR
E 71W...SCT020 SCT060. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP 080. ISOL SHRA.
 WND E 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
W 71W...SCT020 SCT060. LYRS OCNL BKN TOP 100. ISOL TO WDLY SCT
 SHRA. ISOL TSRA. WND E 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA WND.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
HISPANIOLA...SCT020 BKN070 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN016
 OVC070. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. 03Z SCT020 SCT070. ISOL SHRA.
 OTLK...VFR.
WTRS N 18N...SCT020 BKN150 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020 OVC070.
 WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
WTRS S 18N...SCT020 BKN060 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN016
 OVC060. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. WND E-SE OCNL 20KT. 03Z SCT020
 SCT070. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR WND.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR...KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL
AMER FIR
SCT020 BKN060 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN016 OVC040. SCT TSRA.
 OTLK...VFR TSRA.
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HABANA FIR
CUBA...SCT020 BKN060 TOP ABV FL240. OCNL BKN016 OVC040. WDLY SCT
 SHRA/TSRA BECMG SCT TO NMRS TSRA AFT 20Z. 06Z SCT020 SCT060.
 ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
WTRS NW 24N78W-22N86W...SCT020 SCT060. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
 OTLK...VFR.
RMNDR WTRS...SCT020 BKN060 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN016
 OVC060. SCT SHRA. WDLY SCT TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
 SRN GLFMEX...150-165.
 RMNDR N 20N...140 N TO 155 S.
 S 20N...150 N TO 170 S.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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