Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 031530
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 031600-040400
OUTLOOK...040400-041600
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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...

A QSTNRY FNT IS ACRS THE ERN FA NR A 27N66W-23N77W LN WITH THE
NERN XTENT MOVG NE THRU THE PD AS A WEAK AREA OF LO PRES MOVS NE.
THE BERMUDA HI JUST NE OF THE NEW YORK FIR WL MOV E WITH TIME. IN
THE MEANTIME, THE NWRN PTN OF THE NEW YORK AND MIAMI FIRS WILL
SEE RELATIVELY FAIR WX. A SFC TROF XTNDS FM THE WRN END OF THE
FNT INTO THE PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR. WDLY SCT TO SCT CNVTV ACT TO
CONT INVOF THESE FEATURES ACRS PTNS OF THE ATLC SWRN NEW YORK AND
MIAMI FIRS THRU THE GREATER ANTILLES. NMRS SHRA ARE ALSO XPCTD. A
TRPCL WAVE IS LOCATED NR 66W S OF 18N MOVG W AT
10-15KT...RESULTING IN ISOL TO WDLY SCT CNVTV ACT THAT WILL
IMPACT THE PIARCO AND SAN JUAN FIRS THRU THE PD. ANOTHER TRPCL
WAVE NR 82W S OF 20N MOVG W AT 5KT. WDLY SCT CNVTN TO CONT NR
THIS FEATURE OVR PTNS OF THE NRN PANAMA...KINGSTON...AND NERN
CNTRL AMERICA FIRS. STG E-SE WNDS ACRS THE CARIB S OF 18N. MOD TO
FRESH SELY RETURN FLOW WILL PERSIST ACRS THE WRN GLFMEX WITH OCNL
MVFR RESTRICTIONS DUE TO HZ FU. OTRW NSW XPCD FOR THE SRN GLFMEX.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR...NRN MERIDA FIR
W OF 92W... SCT020. OCNL 3-5SM VIS HZ FU. WND ESE TO SE 20KT.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG HZ BR WND.
E OF 92W...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR...ATLC MIAMI FIR
NW OF 23N77W TO 32N67W LN...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
BTWN 23N77W TO 32N67W LN TO 18N60W TO 24N58W LN...
  SCT020 BKN035 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
  SCT TO NMRS SHRA. WDLY SCT TO SCT TSRA.
  OCNL VIS 3-5SM RA.
  WND SE 20G25KT WITHIN AREA FROM
  30N61W TO 30N66W TO 26N66W TO 26N58W
  OTLK...MVFR CIG SHRA TSRA WND.
RMNDR...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OCNL WND ESE 20KT.
  OTLK...VFR ISOL SHRA.
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SAN JUAN FIR...SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
N OF 17N...SCT020 BKN040 BKN080 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
  SCT SHRA. ISOL TO WDLY SCT TSRA. WND OCNL SE 20KT.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND...OCNL MVFR CIG.
S OF 17N...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP FL200. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  WND OCNL SE 20KT. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND.
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WRN PIARCO FIR
S OF 11N...SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR ISOL SHRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 BKN040 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
  WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. WND ESE 20KT.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA WND.
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NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR
SCT020 SCT040. ISOL SHRA. WND E 20-25KT.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA WND...OCNL MVFR CIG.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR
W OF 79W...SCT020 BKN040 TOP LYRD ABV FL240. OCNL BKN020.
  WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
RMNDR...SCT020 SCT040. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
SE OF 20N78W-18N84W LN...SCT020 BKN040 TOP LYRD ABV FL240.
  OCNL BKN020. WDLY SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA...OCNL MVFR CIG.
RMNDR...SCT020 SCT040. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA.
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HABANA FIR
CUBA...SCT020. OCNL BKN020 TOP LYRD ABV FL240.
  ISOL TO WDLY SCT SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG BR SHRA.
WTRS E OF 80W...SCT025 BKN060 TOP ABV FL240.
  ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
WTRS W OF 80W...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA.
  OTLK...VFR SHRA TSRA.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...140 N TO 160 S.
  CARIB...150 N TO 170 S.
  SRN GLFMEX...160 N TO 170 S.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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