Offshore Aviation Area Forecast
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FACA20 KKCI 191530
OFAMKC
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS BRANCH
AVIATION WEATHER CENTER KANSAS CITY MISSOURI
VALID 191600-200400
OUTLOOK...200400-201600
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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...LOW PRES OVER GA WL MV TO 30N80W BY 20/1600Z. ASSOC
SLOW MOV CDFNT OVER SERN US WL TRACK TO 33N70W-KVRB-25N90W LN BY
END OF FCST PD. WDSPRD SHRA AND TSRA WL PRST ALG THE CDFNT THRU
20/1600Z. OTRW...MVFR HZ AND BR OVER THE SRN GULF OF MEXICO AS
WELL AS SHRA AND TSRA IN NRN MERIDA. HI PRES RDG WL PRST OVER THE
WRN ATLC AND CARIB REGION THRU THE PD. LARGE AREA OF TSRA INTO
NWRN PTNS OF THE WRN ATLC FIR. THIS AREA WILL CONT TO TREK EWD
THRUT THE PD NOT EXPCG MUCH CHG IN INTENSITY OR AERIAL COVERAGE.
E WNDS ACRS THE SRN CARIB WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE THRUT THE PD.
SPEEDS WILL GENERALLY RANGE FM 20-25KTS WITH OCNL GUSTS HIGHER IN
THE BARRANQUILLA AND PANAMA FIRS. TROF INTO CNTRL NY FIR...NSW
ASSOC WITH THIS FEATURE.
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SIGNIFICANT CLD/WX...
ERN MONTERREY FIR
SCT020 SCT-BKN050 TOP 100. OCNL BKN020 TOP 060. ISOL SHRA. OCNL
VIS 3SM HZ BR. OTLK...MVFR VIS HZ BR.
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NRN MERIDA FIR
N 23N...SCT020 BKN035 TOP ABV FL240. SCT SHRA/TSRA. VIS 3SM TSRA
  HZ BR. ISOL VIS BLW 3SM TSRA. OTLK...MVFR VIS SHRA TSRA HZ.
ELSW...SCT020 SCT050. OCNL BKN050 TOP 100. OCNL VIS 3SM HZ BR.
  OTLK...MVFR VIS HZ BR.
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ATLC SWRN NEW YORK FIR
NWRN CORNER...SCT020 BKN035 TOP ABV FL240. NMRS SHRA/TSRA. OCNL
  BKN020 TOP ABV FL240. VIS BLW 3SM SHRA TSRA. WND SW 20-25KT.
  OTLK...MVFR VIS SHRA.
ELSW...SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
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ATLC MIAMI FIR...SAN JUAN FIR
SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
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WRN PIARCO FIR...NRN MAIQUETIA FIR...CURACAO FIR
SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. WND E 20KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
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SANTO DOMINGO FIR...PORT-AU-PRINCE FIR
SCT020. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
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NRN BARRANQUILLA FIR...NRN PANAMA FIR
SCT020 SCT050. ISOL SHRA. WND E 25-30KT. OTLK...VFR WND.
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KINGSTON FIR...NERN CNTRL AMER FIR
SCT025. ISOL SHRA.  OCNL E 20-25KT. OTLK...VFR.
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HABANA FIR
ISLANDS...SCT025 SCT050. ISOL SHRA/TSRA. OTLK...VFR.
OFSHR...SCT025. ISOL SHRA. OTLK...VFR.
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ICE AND FRZLVL...
NO SGFNT ICE EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
FRZLVL...
  WRN ATLC...140 N TO 155 S.
  CARIB...150N TO 175 S.
  SRN GLFMEX...150.
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TURB...
NO SGFNT TURB EXP OUTSIDE CNVTV ACT.
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