Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 231530
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 231600-240400
OUTLOOK...240400-241600
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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...THE MAIN AREA OF CONVC ACT WAS LCTD NR A SFC TROF ALG
29N68W-16N77W LN WITH A BORAD SFC LO IN TURKS IN CAICOS. THIS SFC
LO WL DEEPEN AS IT MOVS NE TO NR 24N70W AT THE END OF THE FCST PD
WITH MORE DEEPENING XPCTD IN THE OTLK PD TO NR 27N68W BY THE END
OF THE OTLK PD. WNDS WL INCRS WITH THIS FEATURE TO GALE TO POSS
SEVERE GALE. MONITOR THE LATEST FCSTS. ALG THE TROF AND SFC LO
XPCT SCT TO NMRS SHRA AND WDLY SCT TO SCT TSRA. A LARGE AND BROAD
UPPER-LVL TROF OVER THE SWRN ATLANTIC TO CENTRAL CARIB WL ALSO
PRST THRU THE PD RESULTING IN CONT SHRA AND TSRA. OTRW HI PRES
RDG WL PRST ELSW THRU THE PD. FU AND HZ LIKEWISE PRST IN THE GULF
DUE TO AGRICULTURAL FIRES.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W OF 91W...SCT015. OCNL BKN015 TOP 040. VIS 5SM BR HZ.
  WND E TO SE 20KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG BR HZ WND.
E OF 91W...SCT025. ISOL SHRA. WND ESE 20KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
NW OF 32N66W-23N76W LN...SCT025. OCNL BKN025 TOP 150.
  OCNL LYRD FL240 SE SXNS. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
SE OF 25N59W-16N68W LN...SCT025. OCNL BKN025 TOP 150.
  OCNL LYRD ABV FL240 NW SXNS. 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 150NM OF SFC LOW WND INCRSG THRU PD FM SE 20-25KT ERLY IN PD
  NE-SE-S AT 25-35KT LT IN PD.
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WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR
SCT020 BKN040 TOP 120. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  WND E 20KT IN NRN MAIQUETIA FIR. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR...CURACAO FIR
SCT020 BKN030 TOP FL180 LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
  OCNL VIS 5SM RA. SCT TO NMRS SHRA. WDLY SCT TO SCT TSRA.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR
E OF 76W...SCT025. OCNL BKN025 TOP FL180.
  WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
W OF 76W...SCT025. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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KINGSTON FIR...HABANA FIR
E OF 78W...SCT015 BKN035 TOP 150 LYRD ABV FL240.
  OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA. WDLY SCT TO SCT SHRA TSRA.
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA.
REST OF CUBA...SCT015. OCNL BKN018 TOP FL180 LYRD ABV FL240.
  WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR.
REST OF WTRS...SCT020. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR ISOL SHRA.
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NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
SCT020. 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 NE TO 170 SW AND SE.
  SRN GLFMEX...170.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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