Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FAGX20 KKCI 041030
OFAGX
SYNOPSIS VALID TIL 051100Z
FCST...041100Z-042300Z
OTLK...042300Z-051100Z
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INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
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CSTL WATERS FROM COASTLINE OUT TO HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR AND GLFMEX
MIAMI OCEANIC FIR AND W OF 85W. HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR AND MIAMI
OCEANIC FIR.
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ALL WNDS SFC. TS IMPLY SEV OR GTR TURB SEV ICE LLWS AND IFR
CONDS.
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01 SYNOPSIS...HI PRES OVR WRN ATLC WITH RIDGING INTO ERN GLFMEX.
QSTNRY FNT ACRS NW AR-OK AND NRN TX WITH CNVTV ACT THAT HAS BEEN
FORMING DAILY AND OCNLY MAKING IT OFFSHORE INTO NE TX/LA CSTL
WTRS WHICH HAS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING ISOL-WDLY SCT TSRA BTN
PSX-LEV. ANOTHER POSS TRIGGER FOR CNVTV ACT IS A WK SFC TROF FM
NR GLS-29N89W. MVFR CIGS CONT TO BE PREDOMINANT OVR THE TX CSTL
WTRS AND WRN HOUSTON OCEANIC. OCNL FRESH E-SE WNDS ALSO MAINLY
OVR WRN PTNS OF GLFMEX.
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02 SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
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CSTL WTRS...
BRO-PSX...SCT010 BKN025 LYRD TOP 040. OCNL BKN010. OCNL VIS
  3-5SM BR/HZ. WND ESE OCNL 20KT. BECMG 1720 SCT015. OCNL BKN015
  TOP 040. WND ESE OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG WND. 04Z
  MVFR CIG WND.
PSX-GPT...SCT015 SCT050. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP LYRD TO FL180. WDLY
  SCT SHRA. ISOL TSRA. CB TOPS TO FL450. OCNL WIND ESE 20KT.
  OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG SHRA. 19Z VFR SHRA.
GPT-MOB...SCT015. OCNL BKN015 TOP 040. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR. ISOL
  SHRA. BECMG 1417 SCT015 BKN110 TOP FL200. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR
  SHRA.
MOB-AAF...
  NR SHORE...SCT015. OCNL BKN015 TOP 030. VIS 3-5SM BR. OCNL VIS
    1/2-3SM BR/FG. BECMG 1315 SCT015-SKC. BKN CI ABV. OTLK...VFR.
  OFF SHORE...SCT020 SCT050. BKN CI ABV. OCNL VIS 3-5SM BR TIL
    13Z. OTLK...VFR.
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HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...
W OF 90W...SCT010 SCT030. OCNL LYRS BKN TOP 040. OCNL VIS 3-5SM
  BR/HZ. ISOL TSRA N 28N AND W 90W. CB TOPS TO FL450. WND ESE
  OCNL 20KT. OTLK...VFR OCNL MVFR CIG WND BR HZ.
ELSW...SCT020 SCT040. OTLK...VFR.
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03 ICE AND FRZLVL...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS ZULU WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...135-140 NE TO 155-160 S.
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04 TURB...
CSTL WTRS...SEE AIRMETS TANGO WAUS42 KKCI AND WAUS44 KKCI.
HOUSTON OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
GLFMEX MIAMI OCEANIC FIR...NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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